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VMware Horizon Client: CVE-2021-21988 VMware Horizon Client out-of-bounds read vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0009)

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VMware Horizon Client: CVE-2021-21988 VMware Horizon Client out-of-bounds read vulnerability (VMSA-2021-0009)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/24/2021
Created
07/16/2022
Added
05/24/2022
Modified
05/07/2024

Description

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (JPEG2000 Parser). A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may be able to exploit these issues leading to information disclosure from the TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

Solution(s)

  • vmware-horizon-client-upgrade-5_5_2

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