CVE-2009-1142 — MEDIUM (6.7)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

6.7

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vmware	Open Vm Tools	2009.03.18-154848

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848Release NotesThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2009-1142?

CVE-2009-1142 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM). 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 fu...

How severe is CVE-2009-1142?

CVE-2009-1142 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2009-1142?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vmware Open Vm Tools.