CVE-2006-3589

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

vmware-config.pl en VMware for Linux, ESX Server 2.x, y Infrastructure 3 no valida el código de retorno desde la llamada a la función Perl chmod, lo cual podría permitir un fichero llave SSL sea creado con una umask no segura que permite a usuarios locales leer o modificar la llave SSL.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-07-13 CVE Reserved
2006-07-19 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016536	Vdb Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/27418	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19060	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19062	Vdb Entry
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2880	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27881	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/21120	2018-10-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Infrastructure Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Infrastructure"				3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Infrastructure" and version "3"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Player Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Player"				*		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Server"				1.0.1_build_29996 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Server" and version "1.0.1_build_29996"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Workstation Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation"				5.5.3 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Workstation" and version "5.5.3"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				2.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				2.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "2.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "2.1.1"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				2.1.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "2.1.2"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				2.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "2.5"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				2.5.2 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "2.5.2"		-		Affected