CVE-2023-34059
7.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
open-vm-tools contains a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A malicious actor with non-root privileges may be able to hijack the /dev/uinput file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | open-vm-tools | 11.0.0 <= 12.3.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- File descriptor hijack vulnerability
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
Additional References
References
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MQUOFQL2SNNNMKROQ3TZQY4HEYMNOIBW/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
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