# CVE-2006-3589: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read or modify SSL keys due to unsafe file permissions in VMware configuration scripts, compromising server security.

- **Severity:** Low 3.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2qv-j7rw-m85p

## What is CVE-2006-3589?

CVE-2006-3589 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esx, published on 19 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3589?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Vmware Esx, Vmware Infrastructure, Vmware Player, Vmware Server, Vmware Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-3589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Esx

- [CVE-2013-1405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1405/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-1516](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1516/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2013-3658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3658/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2012-3288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3288/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-4281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4281/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3589 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3589 is a low-severity vulnerability in Vmware Esx, published on 19 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Vmware Esx. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3589/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3589/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3589
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3589
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3589

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3589/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.