CVE-2016-5329

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Published Dec 29, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

VMware Fusion 8.x before 8.5 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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:fusion:8.1.1:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6280	VMware Fusion 8.x before 8.5 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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.327% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93888
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037103
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0017.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Vmware Fusion

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:00 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 29, 2016, 9:02 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:00 AM
Reserved: Jun 7, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 29, 2016, 9:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:49 AM

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