open-vm-tools: /tmp race conditions in the libDeployPkg component
Published Jul 28, 2017
6.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.33%
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
Affected products
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- Version VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | VMware Tools | n/a |
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Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
open-vm-tools
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | open-vm-tools | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 23.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 24.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 17.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100011 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5191 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253689 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5191
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5191
- https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100011 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039013 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5191 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253689 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5191 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5191 | ||
| https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0013.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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