CVE-2016-7080
moderate-risk
Published 2016-12-29
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html
45
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
21/34 · High