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
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-5191 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 3.6 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial |
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Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | open-vm-tools | Not affected |