open-vm-tools weak security | CVE-2023-34059

NAME
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open-vm-tools weak security

Platforms Affected:
open-vm-tools open-vm-tools

Risk Level:
7.4

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Access

DESCRIPTION
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open-vm-tools could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a file descriptor hijack vulnerability in the vmware-user-suid-wrapper. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to simulate user inputs.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local



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