CVE-2016-5328

VMware Tools 9.x and 10.x before 10.1.0 on OS X, when System Integrity Protection (SIP) is enabled, allows local users to determine kernel memory addresses and bypass the kASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-12-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-5328 is rated Low Risk (31.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5328

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.35% +0.30%
2 2025-08-20 0.06% 0.05% -0.01%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-5328

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-5328

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-5328

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware tools <= 10.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 10.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 10.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 10.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:10.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.4.15 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware tools 9.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:9.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-5328

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