CVE-2009-1142

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  3. CVE-2009-1142
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.

6.7 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:2009.03.18-154848:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

25 Apr 2025, 21:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Information

Published : 2022-11-23 18:15

Updated : 2025-04-25 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2009-1142

Mitre link : CVE-2009-1142

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Products Affected

vmware

  • open_vm_tools
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')