CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-21987

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.1.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.2) contain out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component (TTC Parser). A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may be able to exploit these issues leading to information disclosure from the TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

2.1 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2 / Impact : 4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0009.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-608/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-05-24 12:15

Updated : 2021-06-04 07:32

NVD link : CVE-2021-21987

Mitre link : CVE-2021-21987

Products Affected

Horizon Client

Vmware

CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read