CVE-2008-3514

Summary

CVECVE-2008-3514
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-13 12:42:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-11 20:48:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-200

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 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

References

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