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 |
|---|---|
| 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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| hirsute |
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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| kinetic |
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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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/commit/c1304ce8bfd9c0c33999e496bf7049d5c3d45821 upstream: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/commit/b3068b04880eda4ca3e13f2d34fb8ce336ad1a4f upstream: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/commit/22e58289f71232310d30cf162b83b5151a937bac |
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| 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 |