VMwareVMSA-2020-0005.2VMware Workstation, Fusion, VMware Remote Console and Horizon Client updates address privilege escalation and denial-of-service vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-3950, CVE-2020-3951)
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
75.0%
3a. Privilege escalation vulnerability via setuid binaries (CVE-2020-3950 )
VMware Fusion, VMRC for Mac and Horizon Client for Mac contain a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper use of setuid binaries. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 7.3.
3b. Denial of service vulnerability in Cortado Thinprint (CVE-2020-3951)
VMware Workstation and Horizon Client for Windows contain a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a heap-overflow issue in Cortado Thinprint. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Low severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 3.2.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| fusion | lt | 11.5.3 | |
| vmrc for mac | lt | 11.0.1 | |
| horizon client for mac | lt | 5.4.0 | |
| workstation | lt | 15.5.2 | |
| horizon client for windows | lt | 5.4.0 |
References
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3950
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3951
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Fusion/index.html
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon-Client/index.html
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Remote-Console/index.html
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Player/index.html
docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/index.html
my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VMRC1101&productId=742
my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_horizon_clients/5_0
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
www.vmware.com/go/downloadfusion
www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer
www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstation
Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
75.0%