Vulnerability in VMware Open Vm Tools
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 file descriptor allowing them to simulate user inputs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- VMware Open Vm Tools
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
- Open-Vm-Tools — versions 11.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html (Not Applicable)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/3 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/27/2 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5543 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00002.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/26/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/27/1
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-34059?
- CVE-2023-34059 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Open Vm Tools, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-34059?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-34059 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.