vulnerability
VMSA-2016-0014: VMware Tools NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-7080)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 20, 2016 | Oct 20, 2016 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 20, 2016
Added
Oct 20, 2016
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
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-2016-7079.
Solutions
vmware-esxi55-upgrade-4179631vmware-esxi60-upgrade-4179598
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