CVE-2009-1142

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.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory gentoo.org Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1142?
CVE-2009-1142 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1142?
To fix CVE-2009-1142, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1142 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1142 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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