CVE-2008-4278

VMware VirtualCenter < 2.5 Update 3 - Cleartext Password Exposure via Special Characters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45664
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020992
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569

Scores

EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 18.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (5)
vmware/virtualcenter 1.4.1
vmware/virtualcenter 2.0.1
vmware/virtualcenter 2.0.2 (4 CPE variants)
vmware/virtualcenter 2.5 (2 CPE variants)
vmware/virtualcenter < 2.5
Published Oct 06, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026