What is CVE-2020-3986?

CVE-2020-3986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Horizon_client, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-3986?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Vmware Horizon_client

CVE-2020-3986

VMware Workstation (15.x) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4) contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Cortado ThinPrint component (EMF Parser). A malicious actor with normal access to a virtual machine may be able to e…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Vmware Horizon_client
Vmware Workstation_player
Vmware Workstation_pro
N/a Vmware Workstation And Horizon Client For Windows — versions VMware Workstation (15.x), Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.4.4)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3986?: CVE-2020-3986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Horizon_client, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-3986?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.