Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 24.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.4
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- 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
- 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
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
- 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
- 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
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
Products affected by CVE-2023-34059
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:11.3.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:12.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:12.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:12.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:12.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:12.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:12.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open_vm_tools:12.3.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0