CVE-2006-3589

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.

Published: 2006-07-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3589 is rated Low Risk (26.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3589

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.41% +0.36%
2 2023-03-07 1.55% 0.05% -1.49%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3589

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3589

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3589

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware infrastructure 3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:infrastructure:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware player — cpe:2.3:a:vmware:player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 1.0.1_build_29996 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:1.0.1_build_29996:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware workstation 5.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:workstation:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.5 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3589

URL Tags
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
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