CVE-2009-1142
VMware Symlink Privilege Escalation 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 23, 2022, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 28, 2022, 6:33 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2009-1142 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-1142.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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CVE-2009-1142 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:2009.03.18-154848:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1142 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1142
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile