CVE-2008-3514

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3514
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-13 12:42:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionVMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 and 2.0.2 before Update 5 relies on client-side "enabled/disabled functionality" for access control, which allows remote attackers to determine valid user names by enabling functionality in the GUI and then making an "attempt to assign permissions to other system users."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Virtualcenter 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Virtualcenter 2.0.2 update_2 All All
Application Vmware Virtualcenter 2.0.2 update_3 All All
Application Vmware Virtualcenter 2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Virtualcenter 2.5 update_1 All All
Application Vmware Virtualcenter All update_4 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware VirtualCenter User Account Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityReason - VirtualCenter addresses User Account Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5 Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
VMware VirtualCenter Discloses Usernames to Remote Users - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
VMware VirtualCenter User Account Disclosure - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Page not found | Insomnia Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.insomniasec.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
VMSA-2008-0012 - VMware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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