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CVE-2016-7461 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282 CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html CVEMitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282 [email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware fusion
8.0.0
8.0.1
8.0.2
8.1.0
8.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware fusion pro
8.0.0
8.0.1
8.0.2
8.1.0
8.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion_pro:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation player
12.0.0
12.0.1
12.1.0
12.1.1
12.5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware workstation pro
12.0.0
12.0.1
12.1.0
12.1.1
12.5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_pro:12.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7461
NVD Published Date:
Dec 29, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-7461 Details - Not Deferred