CVE-2016-5328

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5328
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-29 09:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionVMware 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-254 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Application Vmware Tools 10.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 10.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 10.0.6 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.0 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.10 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.11 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.12 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.13 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.15 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.16 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.17 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.0.5 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.10.0 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.10.1 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.10.5 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.4.10 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.4.11 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.4.12 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.4.15 All All All
Application Vmware Tools 9.4.5 All All All
Application Vmware Tools All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware Tools on Mac OS X Virtual Machines Information Disclosure Bug Lets Local Users Bypass Security Restrictions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMSA-2016-0017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
VMware Tools CVE-2016-5328 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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