CVE-2006-3589
N/A
Published: July 19, 2006 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWorkstationPlayerESX
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (16)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21120Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threadedMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threadedMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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