CVE-2016-7079
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7079
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-12-29T09:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-07-30T01:29:18
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.0.8 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036804 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7079 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7079 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:10:05 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:36:42 | 2016-12-29T09:59Z | 2016-12-29T09:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:36:42 | 2017-07-30T01:29:18 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:36:42 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |