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CVE-2009-1143 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 [email protected]Release NotesThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')CISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
vmware open-vm-tools
2009.03.18-154848

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open-vm-tools:2009.03.18-154848:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1143
NVD Published Date:
Nov 23, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-1143 Details - Not Deferred