CVE-2016-7084

moderate-risk
Published 2016-12-29

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.66% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
40399
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (8)

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
Vendor Advisory http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
Vendor Advisory http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399/
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate