CVE-2016-7461

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

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

Summary

The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro 8.x before 8.5.2 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access on the host OS) via unspecified vectors.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019....
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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