CVE-2023-34059

2023-10-2705:15:39

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open-vm-tools

vulnerability

vmware

file descriptor hijack

nvd

7.4 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

vmwareopen_vm_toolsRange11.0.0–12.3.0

Node

debiandebian_linuxMatch10.0

debiandebian_linuxMatch11.0

debiandebian_linuxMatch12.0

CPENameOperatorVersion
vmware:open_vm_toolsvmware open vm toolsle12.3.0

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
vmware:open_vm_tools	vmware open vm tools	le	12.3.0

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "platforms": [
      "Linux"
    ],
    "product": "open-vm-tools",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "12.3.0",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.0.0",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]