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Medium severity · published Dec 29, 2016
CVE-2016-5328
VMware Tools 9.x and 10.x before 10.1.0 on OS X, when System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled, allows local users to determine kernel memory addresses and bypass the kASLR…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VMware Tools 9.x and 10.x before 10.1.0 on OS X, when System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled, allows local users to determine kernel memory addresses and bypass the kASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tools · Vmware
through 10.0.8; 10.0.0; 10.0.5; 10.0.6; 9.0.0; 9.0.1; +17 more · source: NVD
Affected product
TO
Tools
Vmware
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5328
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5328
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93886
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037102
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0017.html
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