CVE-2020-3988 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (JPEG2000 parser) affecting VMware Workstation (15.x) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4). An attacker with normal access to a virtual machine could exploit this to cause a partial denial-of-service or leak memory from the TPView process. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires local access and has low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 5.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, < 16.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, < 16.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
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