CVE-2022-22938

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

VMware Workstation (16.x prior to 16.2.2) and Horizon Client for Windows (5.x prior to 5.5.3) contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Cortado ThinPrint component. The issue exists in TrueType font parser. A malicious actor with access to a virtual machine or remote desktop may exploit this issue to trigger a denial-of-service condition in the Thinprint service running on the host machine where VMware Workstation or Horizon Client for Windows is installed.

VMware Workstation (versiones 16.x anteriores a 16.2.2) y Horizon Client para Windows (versiones 5.x anteriores a 5.5.3) contienen una vulnerabilidad de denegación de servicio en el componente Cortado ThinPrint. El problema se presenta en el analizador de fuentes TrueType. Un actor malicioso con acceso a una máquina virtual o a un escritorio remoto puede aprovechar este problema para desencadenar una condición de denegación de servicio en el servicio Thinprint que es ejecutado en la máquina anfitriona donde está instalada VMware Workstation o Horizon Client for Windows

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-10 CVE Reserved
2022-01-19 CVE Published
2023-08-21 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0002.html	2022-02-04

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"	>= 16.0.0 < 16.2.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version " >= 16.0.0 < 16.2.2"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Horizon Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon"				>= 5.0.0 < 5.5.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Horizon" and version " >= 5.0.0 < 5.5.3"		windows		Affected