Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2020-3951
VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.4.0) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a heap-overflow issue in Cortado Thinprint. Attackers with non-administrative access to a guest VM with virtual printing enabled may exploit this issue to create a denial-of-service condition of the Thinprint service running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client is installed.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- VMware Horizon Client
- VMware Workstation
- VMware Workstation And Horizon Client For Windows — versions VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x and prior before 5.4.0)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3951?
- CVE-2020-3951 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2020-03-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3951?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.