CVE-2016-7084

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7084
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-29 09:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptiontpview.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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.006560000 probability, percentile 0.711210000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Player 12.1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Workstation Pro 12.1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple VMware Workstation Products Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware Workstation - 'vprintproxy.exe' JPEG2000 Images Multiple Memory Corruptions - Windows dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
VMSA-2016-0014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware Workstation/Player Flaws Let Local Guest System Users Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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