CVE-2016-7084

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Workstation Player
Workstation Pro
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 December 2016

Summary

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.

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014....
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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