First published: Thu Dec 29 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
VMware Workstation Player | =12.0.0 | |
VMware Workstation Player | =12.0.1 | |
VMware Workstation Player | =12.1.0 | |
VMware Workstation Player | =12.1.1 | |
VMware Workstation Pro | =12.0.0 | |
VMware Workstation Pro | =12.0.1 | |
VMware Workstation Pro | =12.1.0 | |
VMware Workstation Pro | =12.1.1 | |
Microsoft Windows |
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CVE-2016-7083 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary code execution on the host OS.
To fix CVE-2016-7083, update VMware Workstation Pro or Player to version 12.5.0 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2016-7083 affects VMware Workstation Pro versions 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player versions 12.x before 12.5.0.
CVE-2016-7083 enables guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause denial of service through memory corruption.
No, Microsoft Windows itself is not vulnerable; the vulnerability resides in specific versions of VMware software.