CVE-2016-7083

High

Description

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 or cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) via TrueType fonts embedded in EMFSPOOL.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Workstation Player
PublishedDec 29, 2016
First seenDec 29, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware workstation_player12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1—
vmware workstation_pro12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1—

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