# CVE-2016-7084: 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

- 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

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.

## 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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## Related

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## References

- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036805
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92934
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40399

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