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High severity · published Oct 27, 2023
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…
7.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
OV
Open VM Tools · Vmware
11.0.0 through 12.3.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
DL
Debian Linux
Debian
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34059
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34059
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7G77Z76CQPGUF7VHRA6O3UFCMPPR4O2/
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