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Low
CVE-2006-3589
vmware-config.pl in VMware for Linux, ESX Server 2.x, and Infrastructure...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23680
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21120
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016536
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2880
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19062
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
- http://www.osvdb.org/27418
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27881
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
3, 1.0.1_build_29996, 5.5.3, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.5, 2.5.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 19th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.