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CVE-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 characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to steal the password.

Published

2008-10-06T19:54:36.483

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware virtual_infrastructure_client * No
Application vmware virtualcenter ≤ 2.5 Yes
Application vmware virtualcenter 1.4.1 Yes
Application vmware virtualcenter 2.0 No
Application vmware virtualcenter 2.0.1 Yes
Application vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 Yes
Application vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 Yes
Application vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 Yes
Application vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 Yes
Application vmware virtualcenter 2.5 Yes
Application vmware virtualcenter 2.5 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
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