CVE-2020-3988

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Vmware Workstation And Horizon Client For Windows
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 September 2020

Summary

VMware Workstation (15.x) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Cortado ThinPrint component (JPEG2000 parser). A malicious actor with normal access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit these issues to create a partial denial-of-service condition or to leak memory from TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

Affected Version(s)

VMware Workstation and Horizon Client for Windows VMware Workstation (15.x), Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4)

References

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0020...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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