CVE-2023-34059

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2023-34059
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.

7.0 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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/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/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
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.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543 Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html Not Applicable
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html Not Applicable
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

06 Mar 2025, 16:15

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References
  • () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 -
References (MISC) https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html - Not Applicable () https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html - Not Applicable
References (MISC) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543 - Third Party Advisory () https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

27 Nov 2023, 12:15

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1 -

26 Nov 2023, 21:15

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1 -

08 Nov 2023, 04:15

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References
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/ -
  • () 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/ -

07 Nov 2023, 21:13

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2 - (MISC) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html - (MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html - (MISC) https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html - Not Applicable
References (MISC) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 - (MISC) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543 - (MISC) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543 - Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time Vmware open Vm Tools
Vmware
Debian
Debian debian Linux
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.0

06 Nov 2023, 00:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html -

01 Nov 2023, 07:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543 -

27 Oct 2023, 12:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2 -
  • (MISC) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 -

27 Oct 2023, 05:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-10-27 05:15

Updated : 2025-03-06 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-34059

Mitre link : CVE-2023-34059

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Products Affected

vmware

  • open_vm_tools

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo