# CVE-2009-1142: open-vm-tools: An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848

CVE-2009-1142 is fixed in open-vm-tools on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1142, released November 23, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1142
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.7 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0028
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Nov 23, 2022

## Description

An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp files if vmware-user-suid-wrapper is setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | open-vm-tools Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2009-1142.md) | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2009-1142.md) | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Linux | open-vm-tools Debian 14 | 2:8.4.2+2011.08.21-471295-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2009-1142.md) | Nov 23, 2022 |

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