#VU59690 Input validation error in VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon Client - CVE-2022-22938 

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#VU59690 Input validation error in VMware Workstation and VMware Horizon Client - CVE-2022-22938

Published: January 18, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59690
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22938
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
VMware Workstation
VMware Horizon Client
Software vendor:
VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Cortado ThinPrint component when parsing TrueType fonts. A remote attacker can trick the victim to print a specially crafted document from the guest OS and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack of the Thinprint service running on the host machine.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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