#VU46756 Out-of-bounds read in VMware Horizon Client and VMware Workstation - CVE-2020-3988
Published: September 16, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46756
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3988
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware Horizon Client
VMware Workstation
VMware Horizon Client
VMware Workstation
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc
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 in JPEG2000 parser. A remote authenticated attacker can use a specially crafted EMF file, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.