Improper Authentication Affecting open-vm-tools-test package, versions <0:11.0.5-3.el7_9.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.54% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-OPENVMTOOLSTEST-5710634
  • published15 Jun 2023
  • disclosed13 Jun 2023

Introduced: 13 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-20867  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 open-vm-tools-test to version 0:11.0.5-3.el7_9.6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream open-vm-tools-test package and not the open-vm-tools-test package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A fully compromised ESXi host can force VMware Tools to fail to authenticate host-to-guest operations, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the guest virtual machine.

CVSS Scores

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