The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the identifier CVE-2016-7461 to this issue. This may allow a guest to execute code on the operating system that runs VMware Workstation 12 Pro.
This release of VMware Workstation 12 Pro addresses an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability related to the drag-and-drop feature. You can replicate server, desktop, and tablet environments in a virtual machine and allocate multiple processor cores, gigabytes of main memory and graphics memory to each virtual machine, whether the virtual machine resides on a personal PC or on a private enterprise cloud.įor more information, see the broader VMware Workstation Pro documentation or specifically the VMware Workstation 12 Pro Documentation Center. VMware Workstation Pro enables technical professionals to develop, test, demonstrate, and deploy software by running multiple x86-based Windows, Linux, and other operating systems simultaneously on the same PC.
VMware Workstation 12 Pro Version 12.5.2 | 13 NOV 2016 | Build 4638234Ĭheck for additions and updates to these release notes.
