CVE-2015-5191

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 v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.7 LOW

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

3.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 1.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100011	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100011	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-07-28 21:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2015-5191

Mitre link : CVE-2015-5191

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5191

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

tools

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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