CVE-2015-5191 (GCVE-0-2015-5191)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-28 21:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:27
VLAI
Summary
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
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Local privilege escalation vulnerability
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 228 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100011 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware VMware Tools Affected: VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9
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Date Public
2017-07-27 00:00
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