CVE-2021-21989

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 24
Latest updateMay 24

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 (TTC 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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.0 | Impact: 4.0

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDvmware/horizon_client5.0.05.5.2
NVDvmware/workstation16.0.016.1.2

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cv52-p88m-2mj7: VMware Workstation (162022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2021-21989: VMware Workstation (162021-05-24

📋Vendor Advisories

1
VMware
VMware Workstation and Horizon Client for Windows updates address multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-21987, CVE-2021-21988, CVE-2021-21989)2021-05-20
CVE-2021-21989 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.5) | VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 1 | cvebase.io