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.
kb.vmware.com/kb/2467205
secunia.com/advisories/21120
secunia.com/advisories/23680
securitytracker.com/id?1016536
www.osvdb.org/27418
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440583/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441082/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456546/100/200/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/19060
www.securityfocus.com/bid/19062
www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx-202-200612-patch.html
www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx-213-200612-patch.html
www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-253-200612-patch.html
www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200612-patch.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2880
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27881