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CVE-2016-7083

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Published: Dec 29, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.1 / Impact: 6.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (8)

Vmware
2 products
Workstation Player
Workstation Pro
Configuration A
8 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Workstation Player
Version 12.0.0
Workstation Player
Version 12.0.1
Workstation Player
Version 12.1.0
Workstation Player
Version 12.1.1
Vmware
Workstation Pro
Version 12.0.0
Workstation Pro
Version 12.0.1
Workstation Pro
Version 12.1.0
Workstation Pro
Version 12.1.1
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The 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.

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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