CVE-2023-34059

CVE Database · CVE-2023-34059

CVE-2023-34059

· HIGHModified

CVSS v3.1

7.4

EPSS

0.40%

Published

Oct 27, 2023

Modified

Mar 6, 2025

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-404

Affected Products (4)

vmware · open_vm_toolsvulnerable

debian · debian_linuxvulnerable

References (20)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3

Mailing ListThird 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 ListThird 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/

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