CVE-2006-3589 describes a vulnerability in vmware-config.pl within VMware for Linux, ESX Server 2.x, and Infrastructure 3. The script fails to check the return code of a Perl chmod function, potentially leading to SSL key files being created with an insecure umask, allowing local users to read or modify them. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.6 (low severity), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, resulting in potential partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:infrastructure:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1_build_29996CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1_build_29996:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.