CVE-2016-7079: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2016-7079: The graphic acceleration functions in VMware Tools 9.x and 10.x before 10.0.9 on OS X allow local users to...

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.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 01:50 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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This vulnerability affects VMware Tools on OS X guests. A person or process that already has local access inside the guest could potentially gain higher privileges or crash affected functionality. It is not described as remotely exploitable, and the public source bundle does not show active exploitation. Exposure is likely limited to OS X virtual machines running VMware Tools 9.x or 10.x below 10.0.9. Risk is higher where local users are shared, untrusted, or where untrusted code can execute inside the guest operating system. Treat this as a targeted remediation item for legacy OS X virtual machines. It is not supported as an internet-wide emergency by the provided evidence, but local privilege escalation in virtualization tools can materially increase attacker control after initial access. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected OS X VMware Tools installations to 10.0.9 or later.; Review VMware advisory VMSA-2016-0014 for vendor-specific remediation details.; Prioritize shared or multi-user OS X virtual machines..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 12:51 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Dec 29, 2016, 09:02 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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