Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-3989
VMware Workstation (15.x) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4) contain a denial of service vulnerability due to an out-of-bounds write issue in Cortado ThinPrint component. A malicious actor with normal access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit this issue to create a partial denial-of-service condition on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed. Exploitation is only possible if virtual printing has been enabled. This feature is not enabled by default on Workstation but it is enabled by default on Horizon Client.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2020-3989
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-3989
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-3989
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST | |
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3.3
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
1.8
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1.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-3989
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-3989
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https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0020.html
VMSA-2020-0020Vendor Advisory
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