CVE-2009-1143

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).
References
Link Resource
https://bugs.gentoo.org/264577 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/2009.03.18-154848 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2022-11-23 10:15

Updated : 2022-11-28 10:22


NVD link : CVE-2009-1143

Mitre link : CVE-2009-1143


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CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Products Affected

vmware

  • open-vm-tools