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VMware Horizon Client: CVE-2020-3986 Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2020-0020)

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VMware Horizon Client: CVE-2020-3986 Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2020-0020)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/16/2020
Created
07/16/2022
Added
05/24/2022
Modified
06/27/2022

Description

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 (EMF 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.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-horizon-client-upgrade-5_4_4

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