CVE-2016-7083

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40398/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High