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CVE-2003-0739

VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete...

4.6 Medium

VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record
CVE-2003-0739
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record
CVE-2003-0739
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0730 No score

VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record
EUVD-2003-0730
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v7jj-g7fm-p8g2 No score

VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete...

VMware Workstation 4.0.1 for Linux, build 5289 and earlier, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record
GHSA-v7jj-g7fm-p8g2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0739 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Vmware Workstation, published September 4, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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