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 unsaf...
LowCVSS 3.6
EPSS 0.43%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| VMware infrastructure | = 3 | No fix listed |
| VMware player | All versions | No fix listed |
| VMware server | = 1.0.1_build_29996 | No fix listed |
| VMware Workstation | = 5.5.3 | No fix listed |
| VMware ESX | = 2.0 | No fix listed |
| VMware ESX | = 2.0.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware ESX | = 2.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware ESX | = 2.1.1 | No fix listed |
| VMware ESX | = 2.1.2 | No fix listed |
| VMware ESX | = 2.5 | No fix listed |
| VMware ESX | = 2.5.2 | No fix listed |
References
- kb.vmware.com
- 21120 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 23680 third-party-advisory
- 1016536 vdb-entry
- 27418 vdb-entry
- 20060718 VMSA-2006-0003 VMware possible incorrect permissions on SSL key files mailing-list
- 20060725 Advisory: VMware Possible Incorrect Permissions On SSL Key Files mailing-list
- 20070110 VMware ESX server security updates mailing-list
- 19060 vdb-entry
- 19062 vdb-entry
- www.vmware.com
- www.vmware.com
- www.vmware.com
- www.vmware.com
- ADV-2006-2880 vdb-entry
- vmware-vmwareconfig-file-permissions(27881) vdb-entry