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VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2016-0014) (CVE-2016-7081)

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VMware Workstation: VMware Workstation heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities via Cortado ThinPrint (VMSA-2016-0014) (CVE-2016-7081)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/24/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/24/2016
Modified
11/27/2024

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

References

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