CVE-2020-3991
7.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.2
Source: NVD
Description
VMware Horizon Client for Windows (5.x before 5.5.0) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a file system access control issue during install time. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to overwrite certain admin privileged files through a symbolic link attack at install time. This will result into a denial-of-service condition on the machine where Horizon Client for Windows is installed.
Affected (1)
Products: Vmware: Horizon Client
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| From 5.0.0 to 5.5.0 |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Windows | All versions |
References (2)
Source: security@vmware.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
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