What is CVE-2016-7080?

CVE-2016-7080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-7080?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Apple Mac_os_x

CVE-2016-7080

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-…

EPSS: 0.001 (28.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
Vmware Tools — versions 10.0.0, 10.0.5, 10.0.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
92938 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1036804 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7080?: CVE-2016-7080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac_os_x, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-7080?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.