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CVE-2001-1059

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

VMWare creates a temporary file vmware-log.USERNAME with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or modify license information.

Affected products

• VMware Workstation: 2.0

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/5475
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200455
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3119
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6925
• http://www.osvdb.org/5475
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200455
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3119
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6925

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