Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-1059 (CCN-6925)

Assigned:2001-07-30
Published:2001-07-30
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:VMWare creates a temporary file vmware-log.USERNAME with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or modify license information.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:3.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
3.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 30 2001 - 14:57:48 CDT
vmware bug?

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 30 2001 - 03:57:14 CDT
Re: vmware bug?

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jul 31 2001 - 00:42:06 CDT
Re: vmware bug?

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jul 31 2001 - 10:53:40 CDT
Re: vmware bug?

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1059

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
5475

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5475
VMware vmware-log.USERNAME Information Disclosure

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
20010730 vmware bug?

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
3119

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3119
VMWare TMP Directory License Information Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-obtain-license-info(6925)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vmware-obtain-license-info(6925)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:vmware:workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    vmware workstation 2.0