usn-6257-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-07-27 03:34
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
open-vm-tools vulnerability
Details
It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain authentication requests. A fully compromised ESXi host can force Open VM Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine. (CVE-2023-20867)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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}
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"2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.2",
"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1"
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"binaries": [
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"binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1"
},
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"binary_version": "2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1"
}
]
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"package": {
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"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools@2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/bionic"
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"2:10.2.0-2build1",
"2:10.2.0-3",
"2:10.2.0-3ubuntu1",
"2:10.2.0-3ubuntu2",
"2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3",
"2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.1",
"2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.2",
"2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.3",
"2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.04.1",
"2:10.3.10-1~ubuntu0.18.04.1",
"2:11.0.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2",
"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.1",
"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2",
"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3"
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},
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{
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"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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},
{
"binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
"binary_version": "2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp",
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"package": {
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"2:11.0.1-2",
"2:11.0.1-3",
"2:11.0.1-3ubuntu1",
"2:11.0.1-4",
"2:11.0.5-1",
"2:11.0.5-2",
"2:11.0.5-3",
"2:11.0.5-4",
"2:11.1.0-2~ubuntu20.04.1",
"2:11.1.5-1~ubuntu20.04.2",
"2:11.2.5-2ubuntu1~ubuntu20.04.1",
"2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.1",
"2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.2",
"2:11.3.0-2ubuntu0~ubuntu20.04.3",
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"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
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]
}
],
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}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "open-vm-tools",
"binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "open-vm-tools-containerinfo",
"binary_version": "2:12.1.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "open-vm-tools-desktop",
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},
{
"binary_name": "open-vm-tools-salt-minion",
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{
"binary_name": "open-vm-tools-sdmp",
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]
},
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}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain\nauthentication requests. A fully compromised ESXi host can force Open VM\nTools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the\nconfidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine. (CVE-2023-20867)\n",
"id": "USN-6257-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:15Z",
"published": "2023-07-27T03:34:56Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6257-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-20867"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "open-vm-tools vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20867"
]
}
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Nomenclature
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