Detections
Analytics
CVE-2021-21987
medium
Description
VMware 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.
References
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-608/
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0009.html