Vulnerability CVE-2000-0090

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0090 (CCN-3878)

Assigned:

2000-01-17

Published:

2000-01-17

Updated:

2008-09-10

Summary:

VMWare 1.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a symlink attack.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

3.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

File Manipulation

References:

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jan 24 2000 - 08:48:43 CST
VMware 1.1.2 Symlink Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0090

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
1205

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1205
VMware Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
943

Source: CCN
Type: BID-943
VMware Symlink Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: w00w00 Security Advisory
VMware 1.1.2 Symlink Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-vmware-symlink(3878)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable