MEDIUM
VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack
Published Sep 4, 2003
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.0.1_build_5289
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.36% 0.00365
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00365
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 27.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 14.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106029217115023&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1106 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106029217115023&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1106 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 4, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 3, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0739
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a