CVE-2023-34059
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CVE-2023-34059 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Open Vm Tools | >= 11.0.0, <= 12.3.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 12.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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