Arbitrary code execution - CVE-2016-7080
Published: September 14, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU437
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7080
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user with elevated privileges to cause arbitrary code execution on the guest system.
The weakness exists due to null pointer dereference in the graphic acceleration functions. The vulnerability helps a malicious user to trigger arbitrary code execution on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the weakness may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7080
Update to 10.0.9.