CVE-2009-1143 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in open-vm-tools, specifically affecting versions up to 2009.03.18-154848. This flaw allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions when mounting shares by exploiting a realpath race condition within the mount.vmhgfs utility. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and high attack complexity, but could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2009.03.18-154848CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:open-vm-tools:2009.03.18-154848:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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