VMware vmware-config.pl insecure file permissions

vmware-vmwareconfig-file-permissions (27881) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium 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.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.3
  Access Vector: Local
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 2.4
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

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.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • EMC VMware Player
  • 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 Server 1.0.1_build_29996
  • VMware Workstation 5.5.3

Reported:

Jul 18, 2006

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