CVE-2009-1142

open-vm-tools: privilege escalation if vmware-user-suid-wrapper is setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · November 23, 2022

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in open-vm-tools. This flaw allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp files if the vmware-user-suid-wrapper is the setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')