Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5328
CVE-2016-5328
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.
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Affected products
24cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 23 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.0.8
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <10.1.0
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93886nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0017.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037102nvd
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