Name: CVE-2015-5191: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-5191, CWE-362, CVSS 6.7, EPSS 0.00066

VMware Tools prior to 10.0.9 contains multiple file system races in libDeployPkg, related to the use of hard-coded paths under /tmp. Successful exploitation of this issue may result in a local privilege escalation. CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 6.7
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade open-vm-tools	Jul 30, 2024	Jul 28, 2017
F5 Big Ip	—	Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version	Jun 17, 2026	Dec 6, 2021
Suse	—	Upgrade open-vm-tools-sdmpUpgrade libvmtools0Upgrade libvmtools-develUpgrade open-vm-tools-desktopUpgrade open-vm-tools	Feb 10, 2017	Feb 10, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade open-vm-tools	Nov 19, 2024	Jul 28, 2017
Vmware Vmware Tools	—	Update VMware Tools to the latest version	Jun 3, 2025	Jul 27, 2017

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CVSS Details

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