CVE-2014-4199
published 2014-08-28CVE-2014-4199: vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a…
PriorityP420medium6.3CVSS 2.0
AVLACMAuNCNICAC
EPSS
0.40%
32.6th percentile
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | open-vm-tools | < open-vm-tools 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 (bookworm) | open-vm-tools 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 (bookworm) |
| vmware | open-vm-tools | >= 0 < 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 | 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 |
| vmware | open-vm-tools | >= 0 < 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 | 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 |
| vmware | open-vm-tools | >= 0 < 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 | 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 |
| vmware | open-vm-tools | >= 0 < 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 | 2:9.4.6-1770165-7 |
| vmware | open-vm-tools | >= 0 < 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.4+esm1 | 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu6.4+esm1 |
| vmware | vm-support | — | — |
| vmware | workstation | <= 10.0.3 | — |
| vmware | workstation | — | — |
| vmware | workstation | — | — |
| vmware | workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.06.3MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
osv6.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.3LOW
vendor_redhat6.3MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.3MEDIUM
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OSV
open-vm-tools vulnerabilities
osv·2025-08-24·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2023-34059 [MEDIUM] open-vm-tools vulnerabilities
open-vm-tools vulnerabilities
Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file
descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs. (CVE-2023-34059)
Dolev Farhi discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain file
permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to setup a
symlink
attack and override files without authorization. (CVE-2014-4199)
GHSA
GHSA-v55p-68fc-xxcv: vm-support 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-4199 [MEDIUM] CWE-59 GHSA-v55p-68fc-xxcv: vm-support 0
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.
OSV
CVE-2014-4199: vm-support 0
osv·2014-08-28·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2014-4199 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4199: vm-support 0
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.
Ubuntu
Open VM Tools vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-08-24·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2014-4199 [MEDIUM] Open VM Tools vulnerabilities
Title: Open VM Tools vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Open VM Tools.
Matthias Gerstner discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled file
descriptors when dropping privileges. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to hijack /dev/uinput and simulate user inputs. (CVE-2023-34059)
Dolev Farhi discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled certain file
permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to setup a
symlink
attack and override files without authorization. (CVE-2014-4199)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
open-vm-tools: insecure temporary file creation
vendor_redhat·2014-08-26·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2014-4199 [MEDIUM] CWE-377 open-vm-tools: insecure temporary file creation
open-vm-tools: insecure temporary file creation
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.
Package: open-vm-tools (CloudForms Management Engine 5) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2014-4199: open-vm-tools - vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through ...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2014-4199 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4199: open-vm-tools - vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through ...
vm-support 0.88 in VMware Tools, as distributed with VMware Workstation through 10.0.3 and other products, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in /tmp.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:9.4.6-1770165-7)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:9.4.6-1770165-7)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:9.4.6-1770165-7)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:9.4.6-1770165-7)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:9.4.6-1770165-7)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4200 CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: various flaws [epel-6]
bugzilla·2014-11-20·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2014-4200 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4200 CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: various flaws [epel-6]
CVE-2014-4200 CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: various flaws [epel-6]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
epel-6 tracking bug for open-vm-tools: see blocks bug list for
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4200 CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2014-11-20·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2014-4200 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4200 CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2014-4200 CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: insecure temporary file creation
bugzilla·2014-11-20·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2014-4199 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: insecure temporary file creation
CVE-2014-4199 open-vm-tools: insecure temporary file creation
The vm-support script created temporary files in /tmp/ insecurely. A local attacker could use this flaw to overwrite an arbitrary file, possibly leading to a denial of service.
References:
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71
Discussion:
Created open-vm-tools tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1165901]
Affects: epel-6 [bug 1165902]
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This will also get fixed by rebasing open-vm-tools to 9.10.2, bug 1172833.
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Statement:
This issue affects the versions of open-vm-tools as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat CloudForms 4. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71http://www.osvdb.org/110458http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95493http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/71http://www.osvdb.org/110458http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030758https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95493
2014-08-28
Published