CVE-2008-4278
published 2008-10-06CVE-2008-4278: VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in cleartext when the password contains unspecified special…
PriorityP410low2.1CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCPINAN
EPSS
0.37%
28.8th percentile
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in cleartext when the password contains unspecified special characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to steal the password.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | virtualcenter | <= 2.5 | — |
| vmware | virtualcenter | — | — |
| vmware | virtualcenter | — | — |
| vmware | virtualcenter | — | — |
| vmware | virtualcenter | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_esxi | — | — |
| vmware | vmware_workstation | — | — |
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GHSA
GHSA-cg7x-wpjc-28wr: VMware VirtualCenter 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-02
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VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in cleartext when the password contains unspecified special characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to steal the password.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2http://secunia.com/advisories/32179http://secunia.com/advisories/32180http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020992http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.htmlhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45664http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2http://secunia.com/advisories/32179http://secunia.com/advisories/32180http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020992http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.htmlhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45664
2008-10-06
Published