CVE-2016-7081: vmware workstation_player

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7081 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in vmware workstation_player. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 29-12-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.0 on Windows, when Cortado ThinPrint virtual printing is enabled, allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via unspecified vectors.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.