CVE-2003-0480
VMware Workstation 4.0 for Linux allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via "symlink manipulation."
Date published : 2003-06-28
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105673688529147&w=2
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1019