CVE-2015-5191

open-vm-tools: /tmp race conditions in the libDeployPkg component

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · July 24, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation. CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 3.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CWE not specified