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
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | probably DoS only with symlink restrictions |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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open-vm-tools Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
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bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
|
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cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
|
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disco |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
|
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eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
|
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focal |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
|
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groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
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impish |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
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jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
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trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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upstream |
Released
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5)
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xenial |
Released
(2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1)
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zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
|
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kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2:10.1.5-5055683-5ubuntu1)
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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) |
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This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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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 |