CVE-2006-3589

vmware-config.pl in VMware for Linux, ESX Server 2.x, and Infrastructure 3 does not check the return code from a Perl chmod function call, which might cause an SSL key file to be created with an unsafe umask that allows local users to read or modify the SSL key.

Score

CVSS 2.0 3.6 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2006-07-21

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Esx (Vmware)
• Infrastructure (Vmware)
• Player (Vmware)
• Server (Vmware)
• Workstation (Vmware)

References

• http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21120
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016536
• http://www.osvdb.org/27418
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19060
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19062
• http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html
• http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2880
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27881