CVE-2016-7461
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
29/12/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation_player:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



