3.6
LOW
CVE-2006-3589
VMware SSL Key File Creation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 21, 2006, 2:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3589 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware player
2 Vmware server
3 Vmware workstation
4 Vmware esx
5 Vmware infrastructure
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-3589.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-3589 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-3589 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.0.1_build_6403:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.0_build_5257:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27881 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27881 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-3589 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-3589 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.18133

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability