CVE-2016-5329

VMware Security Advisory 2016-0017

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

VMware Fusion 8.x en versiones anteriores a 8.5 en OS X, cuando System Integrity Protection (SIP) está habilitado, permite a usuarios locales determinar las direcciones de memoria del kernel y eludir el mecanismo de protección kASLR a través de vectores no especificados.

VMware product updates address information disclosure issues in VMware Fusion and VMware Tools running on Mac OS X.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-06-07 CVE Reserved
2016-10-26 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93888	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037103	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0017.html	2017-07-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"	8.0.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "8.0.0"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"	8.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "8.0.1"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"	8.0.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "8.0.2"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"	8.1.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "8.1.0"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"	Fusion Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion"	8.1.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Fusion" and version "8.1.1"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe