Local File Corruption in VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools
CVE-2011-1681

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Vmware
Status
Open-vm-tools
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 April 2011

Summary

The vmware-hgfsmounter component within VMware Open Virtual Machine Tools allows local users to corrupt the /etc/mtab file. This occurs due to the component's failure to check whether resource limits, specifically RLIMIT_FSIZE, would obstruct appending to the file. A low RLIMIT_FSIZE value provides an avenue for triggering this corruption, potentially leading to system instability and exposing the system to further vulnerabilities.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66699
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/44904
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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