CVE-2003-0480
VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain...
VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."
- Record
CVE-2003-0480- CVSS 2.0
- 3.7 Low
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."
- Record
CVE-2003-0480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0474 No score
VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."
- Record
EUVD-2003-0474- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-75mq-57vc-998v No score
VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain...
VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."
- Record
GHSA-75mq-57vc-998v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0480 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Vmware Workstation, published June 28, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.