CVE-2020-3998

VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.0) contains an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious attacker with local privileges on the machine where Horizon Client for Windows is installed may be able to retrieve hashed credentials if the client crashes.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0024.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:horizon_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-10-23 14:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41

NVD link : CVE-2020-3998

Mitre link : CVE-2020-3998

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-3998

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

vmware

horizon_client

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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