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    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.

    Published:Jul 19, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 19, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00066
    CVSS Score:3.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esx
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Infrastructure
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High