CVE-2003-0480

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

VMware Workstation 4.0: Possible privilege escalation on the host via symlink manipulation

It is possible for a user to gain an esclation in privileges on a system running VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux systems by symlink manipulation in a world-writable directory such as /tmp. Affected systems: VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux systems Dates: This was reported to VMware on 2003-06-17...