Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-3987
CVE-2020-3987
Description
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 (EMR STRETCHDIBITS parser). A malicious actor with normal access to a virtual machine may be able to exploit these issues to create a partial denial-of-service condition or to leak memory from TPView process running on the system where Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.
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Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*Range: >=5.0.0,<5.4.4
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=15.0.0,<16.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=15.0.0,<16.0.0
- (no CPE)range: 15.x
- VMware/Workstationdescription
- Range: <5.4.4
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References
1- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0020.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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