VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7081

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.52%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-12-29

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows 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, allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via unspecified vectors.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory