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CVE-2016-7079: vmware tools NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
Published 29-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7079 is a high (CVSS 7.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in vmware tools. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Vmware1 product
  • tools≤ 10.0.8 | 10.0.0 | 10.0.5 | 10.0.6 | 9.0.0 | 9.0.1 | 9.0.5 | 9.0.10 | 9.0.11 | 9.0.12 | 9.0.13 | 9.0.15 | 9.0.16 | 9.0.17 | 9.4.0 | 9.4.5 | 9.4.10 | 9.4.11 | 9.4.12 | 9.4.15 | 9.10.0 | 9.10.1 | 9.10.5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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