CVE-2016-7084
What it is
tpview.dll 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, allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) via a JPEG 2000 image.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- 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
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399/