Heap overflow in VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon Client - CVE-2020-3951
Published: March 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26148
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3951
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Horizon Client
VMware Workstation
VMware Horizon Client
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3951
Install updates from vendor's website.