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 Jul 19, 2006
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
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 products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 34.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 32.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21120 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23680 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016536 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/27418 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19060 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19062 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2880 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27881 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
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