{"id":"USN-6365-2","summary":"open-vm-tools vulnerability","details":"USN-6365-1 fixed a vulnerability in Open VM Tools. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Open VM Tools incorrectly handled SAML tokens. A\n remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass SAML token\n signature verification and perform VMware Tools Guest Operations.\n","modified":"2026-05-20T16:03:32.450736212Z","published":"2023-09-25T10:55:21Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20900"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-20900","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20900"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6365-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-20900"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"open-vm-tools","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3"}]}],"versions":["2:9.10.2-2822639-1ubuntu3","2:10.0.0-3000743-3ubuntu1","2:10.0.7-3227872-2ubuntu1","2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.1","2:10.0.7-3227872-5ubuntu1~16.04.2","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1","2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"open-vm-tools","binary_version":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3"},{"binary_name":"open-vm-tools-desktop","binary_version":"2:10.2.0-3~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6365-2.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","cves":[]}}},{"package":{"name":"open-vm-tools","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/open-vm-tools?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2"}]}],"versions":["2:10.1.10-3","2:10.1.10-3build1","2:10.1.15-1","2:10.1.15-1build1","2:10.2.0-2","2:10.2.0-2build1","2:10.2.0-3","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu1","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu2","2:10.2.0-3ubuntu3","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.1","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.2","2:10.3.0-0ubuntu1~18.04.3","2:10.3.5-7~ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:10.3.10-1~ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:11.0.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.1","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.2","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3","2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"open-vm-tools","binary_version":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2"},{"binary_name":"open-vm-tools-desktop","binary_version":"2:11.0.5-4ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm2"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6365-2.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2023-20900"}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}