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CVE-2006-3589 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/21120 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23680 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016536 CVE, MITRE
http://www.osvdb.org/27418 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19060 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19062 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2880 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27881 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-3589
NVD Published Date:
07/21/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE