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 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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- vmware/fusion · vmware/fusion pro · vmware/workstation player · vmware/workstation pro
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.