# CVE-2016-7082: Memory corruption in n/a

> Guest OS users can execute arbitrary code on the host or cause denial of service via memory corruption when Cortado ThinPrint is enabled.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Dec 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3pr-wpvx-656j

## What is CVE-2016-7082?

CVE-2016-7082 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.0 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.0 on Windows, when Cortado ThinPrint virtual printing is enabled, allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) via an EMF file.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7082?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Vmware Workstation Player, Vmware Workstation Pro.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-7082?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7082 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-7082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-4898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4898/): Privilege escalation in Workstation Pro/Player (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-4915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4915/): Privilege escalation in Workstation Pro/Player (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-7081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7081/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-7083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7083/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-7084](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7084/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-7082 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-7082 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7082/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7082/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7082
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7082
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7082

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