OpenVMTools 2009.03.18-154848: Priv Esc via Symlink in vmware-suid-wrapper
CVE-2009-1142 Published on November 23, 2022
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2009-1142 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an insecure temporary file Vulnerability?
The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
CVE-2009-1142 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2009-1142
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Exploit Probability
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