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.
History

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-404
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-06T15:39:21.712Z

Reserved: 2023-05-25T17:21:56.204Z

Link: CVE-2023-34059

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T16:01:53.454Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-27T05:15:39.013

Modified: 2025-03-06T16:15:42.033

Link: CVE-2023-34059

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2023-10-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-34059 - Bugzilla