CVE-2016-7082 describes a critical vulnerability in VMware Workstation Pro and Player versions 12.x prior to 12.5.0 on Windows, specifically when Cortado ThinPrint virtual printing is enabled. This flaw allows a guest OS user to execute arbitrary code on the host system or trigger a denial of service through memory corruption by exploiting an EMF file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, high attack complexity, and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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