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 gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7080.

• CWE-476

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036804
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036804
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Dec 29, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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