High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7082
CVE-2016-7082
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 an EMF file.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <12.5.0
- Range: <12.5.0
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805nvd
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