High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7079
CVE-2016-7079
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 products
23cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 22 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036804nvd
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