CVE-2016-7461
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (27)
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also known as (3)
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references (8)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280cnnvd
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282enisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282nvd
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.htmlMitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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