CVE-2009-1142
Severity Score
6.7
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Se descubrió un problema en open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Los usuarios locales pueden obtener privilegios mediante un ataque de symlink en archivos /tmp si vmware-user-suid-wrapper tiene setuid root y la función ChmodChownDirectory está habilitada.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2009-03-25 CVE Reserved
- 2022-11-23 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (2)
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| https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 | Release Notes |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vmware Search vendor "Vmware" | Open Vm Tools Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Open Vm Tools" | 2009.03.18-154848 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Open Vm Tools" and version "2009.03.18-154848" | - |
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