1. Home
  2. CVE Database
  3. CVE-2009-1143
HIGH · 7.0

CVE-2009-1143

An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in moun...

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).

CVSS Score

7.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
VmwareOpen-Vm-Tools2009.03.18-154848

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2009-1143?

CVE-2009-1143 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in moun...

How severe is CVE-2009-1143?

CVE-2009-1143 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2009-1143?

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