CVE-2016-7084: vmware workstation_player

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7084 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in vmware workstation_player. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

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

Description

tpview.dll 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, allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) via a JPEG 2000 image.

• 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.