PT-2016-7198 · Vmware · Vmware Tools

Published 2016-12-29 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-7079

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware Tools versions 9.x through 10.0.8

Description The issue affects the graphic acceleration functions, allowing local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference.

Recommendations For versions 9.x through 10.0.8, update to version 10.0.9 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7079

Affected Products

Vmware Tools

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7079 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7079 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036804 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92938 · Note