Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware Workstation Pro and VMware Workstation Player

Description

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.0. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to gain priveleges, execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

1. An unknown vulnerability can be exploited locally via a Trojan horse setup64.exe file placed in the installation directory to gain privileges;
2. Untrusted search path vulnerability can be exploited locally via a Trojain horse DLL placed in an unspecified directory to gain privileges;
3. An unknown vulnerability can be exploited locally via a JPEG 2000 image to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service.

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Technical details

Vulnerability (3) occurs in tpview.dll if Cortado ThinPrint virtual printing is enabled.

Original advisories

• VMSA-2016-0014

Exploitation

Public exploits exist for this vulnerability.

Related products

• VMware-Workstation
• VMware-Player

CVE list

• CVE-2016-7086
  high
• CVE-2016-7085
  high
• CVE-2016-7084
  high

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