CVE-2023-34059

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.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WLTKVTRKQW2GD2274H3UOW6XU4E62GSK/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543	Third Party Advisory
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html	Not Applicable

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:::::::*

History

27 Nov 2023, 12:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-10-27 05:15

Updated : 2024-02-05 00:01

NVD link : CVE-2023-34059

Mitre link : CVE-2023-34059

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-34059

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

vmware

open_vm_tools

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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