SB2020102013 - Denial of service in VMware Horizon Client for Windows
Published: October 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020102013
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3991)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a file system access control issue during install timet. A local user can overwrite certain admin privileged files through a symbolic link attack at install time and cause a denial of service condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.