VMware vmware-config.pl insecure file permissions
| vmware-vmwareconfig-file-permissions (27881) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
VMware for Linux, ESX Server, and Infrastructure 3 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information. The vmware-config.pl script does not check the return code from a chmod function call, which could result in improper read permissions being set for SSL keys. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- VMware, ESX Server 2.0
- VMware, ESX Server 2.0.1
- VMware, ESX Server 2.0.1_build_6403
- VMware, ESX Server 2.0_build_5257
- VMware, ESX Server 2.1
- VMware, ESX Server 2.1.1
- VMware, ESX Server 2.1.2
- VMware, ESX Server 2.5
- VMware, ESX Server 2.5.2
- VMware, Infrastructure 3
- VMware, Player
- VMware, Server 1.0.1_build_29996
- VMware, Workstation 5.5.3
Remedy:
For VMware:
Refer to Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Jan 9 02:17:36 GMT 2007 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 24 2006 - 20:57:29 CDT, Advisory: VMware Possible Incorrect Permissions On SSL Key Files at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0439.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jul 18 2006 - 16:53:48 CDT , VMSA-2006-0003 VMware possible incorrect permissions on SSL key files at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0335.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Jan 08 2007 - 20:17:36 CST, VMware ESX server security updates at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0170.html.
- VMware View Document Doc ID: 2467205 , The Configuration Program vmware-config Might Set Incorrect Permissions on SSL Key Files at http://kb.vmware.com/vmtnkb/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=2467205&sliceId=SAL_Public.
- VMware Web site, VMware Server at http://www.vmware.com/products/server/.
- BID-19060: VMware Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- BID-19062: RETIRED: VMware SSL Key File Information Disclosure Weakness
- 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.
- OSVDB ID: 27418: VMware vmware-config.pl SSL Key File Permission Weakness
- SA21120: VMware vmware-config.pl Insecure SSL Key File Permissions
- SA23680: VMWare ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016536: VMware May Fail to Set Safe SSL Key File Permissions
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2880: VMware vmware-config.pl Insecure SSL Key File Permissions Information Disclosure
Reported:
Jul 18, 2006
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