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CVE-2023-34059

Published: Oct 27, 2023Updated: Mar 6, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
7.4HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-404

Affected Products

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
АЛЬТ СП 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Broadcom Inc.
commercial·USaka vmware by broadcom
open-vm-toolsLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
open vm toolsOn-premLibrary
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/
redos.red-soft.ru
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0024.html
vmware.com
https://cve.basealt.ru/tag/cve-2023-34058.html
cve.basealt.ru
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