vmware Open Virtual Machine Tools up to 8.4.2-261024 vmware-hgfsmounter config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in vmware Open Virtual Machine Tools up to 8.4.2-261024. This affects an unknown part of the component vmware-hgfsmounter. The manipulation leads to config. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1681. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vmware Open Virtual Machine Tools up to 8.4.2-261024. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component vmware-hgfsmounter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-16. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

vmware-hgfsmounter in VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools (aka open-vm-tools) 8.4.2-261024 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.

The weakness was shared 04/09/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hermes.opensuse.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1681 since 04/09/2011. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/02/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592.004 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75626 (openSUSE Security Update : libvmtools-devel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0617-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66699), Tenable (75626), Secunia (SA44904†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34091†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

vmware

Name

Open Virtual Machine Tools

Version

8.4.2-261024

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 75626
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libvmtools-devel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0617-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801917
OpenVAS Name: VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools File Corruption Vulnerability
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04/09/2011 🔍
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03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
11/02/2021 +2416 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: hermes.opensuse.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-1681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57059
X-Force: 66699
Secunia: 44904 - SUSE update for open-vm-tools, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 34091 - VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools 8.4.2-261024 and Earlier vmware-hgfsmounter Local Security Bypass, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/02/2021 08:18
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 04/09/2017 13:01 (9), 11/02/2021 08:18 (3)
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