CVE-2016-7080

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Tools
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 December 2016

Summary

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-2016-7079.

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014....
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036804
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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