CVE-2020-3986
published 2020-09-16CVE-2020-3986: 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…
PriorityP427medium6.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAL
EPSS
0.30%
22.0th percentile
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.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | horizon_client | >= 5.0.0 < 5.4.4 | 5.4.4 |
| vmware | workstation_player | >= 15.0.0 < 16.0.0 | 16.0.0 |
| vmware | workstation_pro | >= 15.0.0 < 16.0.0 | 16.0.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
nvdv2.03.6LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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VMware
VMware Workstation, Fusion and Horizon Client updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-3980, CVE-2020-3986, CVE-2020-3987, CVE-2020-3988, CVE-2020-3989, CVE-2020-3990)
vendor_vmware·2020-09-14·CVSS 6.7
CVE-2020-3980 [MEDIUM] VMware Workstation, Fusion and Horizon Client updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-3980, CVE-2020-3986, CVE-2020-3987, CVE-2020-3988, CVE-2020-3989, CVE-2020-3990)
VMSA-2020-0020: VMware Workstation, Fusion and Horizon Client updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-3980, CVE-2020-3986, CVE-2020-3987, CVE-2020-3988, CVE-2020-3989, CVE-2020-3990)
VMware Fusion contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it allows configuring the system wide path. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 6.7.
CVEs: CVE-2020-3980, CVE-2020-3986, CVE-2020-3987, CVE-2020-3988, CVE-2020-3989, CVE-2020-3990
Affected products: Fusion Pro, Horizon Client, VMware Fusion, VMware Horizon, VMware Workstation, Workstation Player, Workstation Pro
GHSA
GHSA-jfxm-7j25-cffr: VMware Workstation (15
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-3986 [MEDIUM] GHSA-jfxm-7j25-cffr: VMware Workstation (15
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2020-09-16
Published