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CVE-2021-21988 Details

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 (JPEG2000 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0009.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-609/ CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0009.html [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-609/ [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware workstation
>= 16.0.0, < 16.1.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware horizon client
>= 5.0.0, < 5.5.2

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-21988
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-21988 Details - Not Deferred