SB2020031716 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products



SB2020031716 - Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products

Published: March 17, 2020 Updated: March 18, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020031716
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3950)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper use of setuid binaries. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Note: the vulnerability affects VMware Fusion, VMware Remote Console for Mac and Horizon Client for Mac.


2) Heap overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3951)

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within Cortado Thinprint. A local user can trigger heap overflow and crash the Thinprint service running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client is installed.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.