VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2016-0014) (CVE-2016-7081)
7
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
10/24/2016
07/25/2018
10/24/2016
10/30/2017
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.
Solution(s)
- vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_0
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