Out-of-bounds read in VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon Client - CVE-2021-21988

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Out-of-bounds read in VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon Client - CVE-2021-21988

Published: May 24, 2021 / Updated: May 26, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53432
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21988
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Horizon Client
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the Cortado ThinPrint component within the JPEG2000 parser. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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