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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 printing is enabled, allo…

Public exploit code

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Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
VmwareWorkstation Player
Versions 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
VmwareWorkstation Pro
Versions 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0, 12.1.1

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