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CVE-2016-7079

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Published: Dec 29, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (23)

Products: Vmware: Tools
Vmware
1 product
Tools
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Tools
Up to 10.0.8
Tools
Version 10.0.0
Tools
Version 10.0.5
Tools
Version 10.0.6
Configuration B
19 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Vmware
Tools
Version 9.0.0
Tools
Version 9.0.10
Tools
Version 9.0.11
Tools
Version 9.0.12
Tools
Version 9.0.13
Tools
Version 9.0.15
Tools
Version 9.0.16
Tools
Version 9.0.17
Tools
Version 9.0.1
Tools
Version 9.0.5
Tools
Version 9.10.0
Tools
Version 9.10.1
Tools
Version 9.10.5
Tools
Version 9.4.0
Tools
Version 9.4.10
Tools
Version 9.4.11
Tools
Version 9.4.12
Tools
Version 9.4.15
Tools
Version 9.4.5
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Apple
Mac Os X
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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