CVE-2016-7084 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 74)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.52% — more likely to be exploited than 74% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-12-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| vmware | workstation player |
| vmware | workstation pro |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VMware Workstation - 'vprintproxy.exe' JPEG2000 Images Multiple Memory Corruptions | 2016-09-19 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399/
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