Vulnerability CVE-2006-3589
Published: 2006-07-21   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.6/10
4.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
None
Affected software
Vmware -> Esx server 
Vmware -> Infrastructure 
Vmware -> Player 
Vmware -> Server 
Vmware -> Workstation 
Vmware -> ESX 

 References:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016536
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
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