Description
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
Published: 2017-07-28
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5192 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
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:27:59.722Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5191

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-28T21:29:00.227

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-5191

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-07-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5191 - Bugzilla

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