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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,…
Low3.6EPSS 0.43%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 19060 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 23680 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21120 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016536 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20060718 VMSA-2006-0003 VMware possible incorrect permissions on SSL key files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2880 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 19062 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20070110 VMware ESX server security updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 27418 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- vmware-vmwareconfig-file-permissions(27881) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20060725 Advisory: VMware Possible Incorrect Permissions On SSL Key Files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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