vulnerability
VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2016-0014) (CVE-2016-7081)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 24, 2016 | Oct 24, 2016 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 24, 2016
Added
Oct 24, 2016
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
VMware Workstation contains vulnerabilities that may allow a Windows-based Virtual Machine (VM) to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow. Exploitation of these issues may lead to arbitrary code execution in VMware Workstation running on Windows.
Solution
vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_0
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