CVE-2021-21987

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-21987
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-05-24 12:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-06-04 19:32:00 UTC
DescriptionVMware 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Vmware Horizon Client All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMSA-2021-0009 MISC www.vmware.com
ZDI-21-608 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375600 VMware Workstation and Horizon Client for Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2021-0009)
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