CVE-2003-0480

Severity

37%

Complexity

19%

Confidentiality

106%

VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."

VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.7. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 21 years ago

2003-08-07 04:00:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-10-18 02:34:00

Affected Software

VMWare VMWare Workstation 4.0

4.0

References

20030627 VMware Workstation 4.0: Possible privilege escalation on the host

http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1019

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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