# CVE-2016-7083: 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 printi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2016-12-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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 TrueType fonts embedded in EMFSPOOL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40398/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40398

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