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CVE-2015-5191

Published: 28 July 2017

VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation. CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
probably DoS only with symlink restrictions

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.7

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
open-vm-tools
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
impish Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (2:10.1.5-5055683-5)
xenial
Released (2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/commit/c1304ce8bfd9c0c33999e496bf7049d5c3d45821 (9)
upstream: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/commit/b3068b04880eda4ca3e13f2d34fb8ce336ad1a4f (10.0)
upstream: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/commit/22e58289f71232310d30cf162b83b5151a937bac (10.1)
This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.7
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H