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.

Published: 2016-12-29 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-7079 is rated Moderate Risk (41.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7079

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 0.11% 0.37% +0.26%
2 2025-12-04 0.04% 0.11% +0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-7079

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-7079

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-7079

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-2016-7079

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