# CVE-2016-7461: The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMwar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-12-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro 8.x before 8.5.2 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access on the host OS) via unspecified vectors.

## 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.securityfocus.com/bid/94280
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282

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