#VU26148 Heap overflow in VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon Client - CVE-2020-3951 

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#VU26148 Heap overflow in VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon Client - CVE-2020-3951

Published: March 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26148
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Horizon Client
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

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.



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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