CVE-2020-3989
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
16/09/2020
Last modified:
28/09/2020
Description
VMware Workstation (15.x) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4) contain a denial of service vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds write issue in Cortado ThinPrint component. A malicious actor with normal access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to create a partial denial-of-service condition on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed. Exploitation is only possible if virtual printing has been enabled. This feature is not enabled by default on Workstation but it is enabled by default on Horizon Client.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
3.30
Severity 3.x
LOW
Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 5.0.0 (including) | 5.4.4 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0.0 (including) | 16.0.0 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0.0 (including) | 16.0.0 (excluding) |
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