CVE-2016-7461

moderate-risk

Published 2016-12-29

The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro 8.x before 8.5.2 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access on the host OS) via unspecified vectors.

Do I need to act?

0.12% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Fusion

Fusion Pro

Workstation Player

Workstation Pro

Fusion

Fusion Pro

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282

Mitigation http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282

Mitigation http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html

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moderate-risk

Severity 27/34 · High

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 21/34 · High