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CVE-2009-1142

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Published: Nov 23, 2022Modified: Apr 25, 2025

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6.7
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

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 (1)

Vmware
1 product
Open Vm Tools
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Open Vm Tools
Version 2009.03.18-154848

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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