CVE-2009-1143
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can bypass intended access restrictions on mounting shares via a symlink attack that leverages a realpath race condition in mount.vmhgfs (aka hgfsmounter).
How to fix CVE-2009-1143
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/open-vm-tools—no fix listed
Is CVE-2009-1143 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |