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VMware Workstation 15.0.x < 15.5.2 Cortado Thinprint DoS (VMSA-2020-0005)

low Nessus Plugin ID 134973

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Synopsis

A virtualization application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability

Description

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote Windows host is 15.0.x prior to 15.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw related to Cortado Thinprint and virtual printing that allows an attacker to overflow the heap leading to denial of service conditions. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to VMware Workstation version 15.5.2, or later.

See Also

https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0005.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 134973

File Name: vmware_workstation_vmsa_2020_0005.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/27/2020

Updated: 3/20/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3951

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vmware:workstation

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/VMware Workstation

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3951

IAVA: 2020-A-0119

VMSA: 2020-0005