CVE-2008-4278
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4278 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-10-06 19:54:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-11 20:51:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-200
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 2.0 | unknown | client | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 2.0 | unknown | client | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 2.0.1 | All | 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 | 2.0.2 | update_4 | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 2.5 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 2.0.1 | All | 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 | 2.0.2 | update_4 | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | 2.5 | update_1 | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtualcenter | All | update_2 | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtual Infrastructure Client | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Virtual Infrastructure Client | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'VMSA-2008-0016 VMware Hosted products, VirtualCenter Update 3 and' - MARC | BUGTRAQ | marc.info | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| VMSA-2008-0016.2 - VMware | CONFIRM | www.vmware.com | Patch |
| VMware Products In-Guest Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| VMware ESX Server Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VMware VirtualCenter May Display the User's Password in Clear Text - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| VMware VirtualCenter Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.