High severity · published Dec 29, 2016
CVE-2016-7079
The graphic acceleration functions in VMware Tools 9.x and 10.x before 10.0.9 on OS X allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference)…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The graphic acceleration functions in VMware Tools 9.x and 10.x before 10.0.9 on OS X allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7080.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% 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
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7079
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7079
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036804
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
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