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HistoryNov 23, 2022 - 6:15 p.m.

CVE-2009-1142

2022-11-2318:15:10
CWE-59
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
43
4
open-vm-tools
privilege escalation
symlink attack
cve-2009-1142
nvd

CVSS3

6.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp files if vmware-user-suid-wrapper is setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
vmwareopen_vm_toolsMatch2009.03.18-154848
VendorProductVersionCPE
vmwareopen_vm_tools2009.03.18-154848cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:2009.03.18-154848:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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CVSS3

6.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%