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CVE-2006-3589

LOW CVSS: 3.6 Published: 2006-07-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Vmware WorkstationVmware InfrastructureVmware EsxVmware ServerVmware Player

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References