CVE-2022-22938

MEDIUM

VMware Workstation 16.0.0-16.2.1 & Horizon Client 5.0.0-5.5.2 DoS via Cortado ThinPrint TTF Parser

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0002.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 23.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (2)
vmware/horizon 5.0.0 - 5.5.3
vmware/workstation 16.0.0 - 16.2.2
Published Jan 28, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026