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CVE-2003-0480

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-08-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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

Affected products

• VMware Workstation: 4.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105673688529147&w=2
• http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1019
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105673688529147&w=2
• http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1019

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