Incorrect default permissions in open-vm-tools (Red Hat package) - CVE-2014-4200
Published: May 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76019
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4200
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses 0644 permissions for the vm-support archive. A local user can extract files from archive and gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
open-vm-tools (Red Hat package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4200
Install updates from vendor's website.
open-vm-tools (Red Hat package) - update to 9.10.2-4.el7