CVE-2001-1059

medium

Description

VMWare creates a temporary file vmware-log.USERNAME with insecure permissions, which allows local users to read or modify license information.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6925

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3119

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200455

http://www.osvdb.org/5475

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-07-30

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00045