PT-2003-1654 · Vmware · Vmware Workstation

Published 2003-06-28 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2003-0480

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.7

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: VMware Workstation version 4.0 for Linux

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via symlink manipulation.

Recommendations: For version 4.0, consider restricting file system access to prevent arbitrary file overwrites until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0480

Affected Products

Vmware Workstation

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0480 · Security Note
• http://vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0480 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105673688529147&w=2 · Note