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 unsafe umask that allows local users to read or modify the SSL key.

🔗 References (32)

• cve@mitrehttp://kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21120
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/23680
• cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016536
• cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/27418
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19060
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19062
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2880