What is CVE-2016-7081?

CVE-2016-7081 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-7081?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2016-7081

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows 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, allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary co…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (40.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Vmware Workstation_player — versions 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0
Vmware Workstation_pro — versions 12.0.0, 12.0.1, 12.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
1036805 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
92935 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7081?: CVE-2016-7081 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-7081?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.