CVE-2023-34059

open-vm-tools: file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper

Severity Score

7.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the
/dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.

open-vm-tools contiene una vulnerabilidad de secuestro de descriptores de archivos en vmware-user-suid-wrapper. Un actor malintencionado con privilegios no root puede secuestrar el descriptor del archivo /dev/uinput, permitiéndole simular las entradas del usuario.

A flaw was found in open-vm-tools. This flaw allows a malicious actor with non-root privileges to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor, allowing them to simulate user inputs.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-05-25 CVE Reserved
2023-10-27 CVE Published
2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html	Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543	Third Party Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html	Not Applicable

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2	2023-11-27

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34059	2023-11-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2246096	2023-11-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
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"				>= 11.0.0 <= 12.3.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Open Vm Tools" and version " >= 11.0.0 <= 12.3.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				12.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "12.0"		-		Affected