CVE-2009-0518

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0518
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-06 15:30:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionVI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vmware Vmware Esx 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Esxi 3.5 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Virtualcenter 1.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Virtualcenter 1.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Virtualcenter 1.3 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Virtualcenter 1.3.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Virtualcenter 1.4 All All All
Application Vmware Vmware Virtualcenter 1.4.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Security-announce] VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware Hosted Products VMSA-2009-0005 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
VMSA-2009-0005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Full Disclosure: VMSA-2009-0005 VMware Hosted products, VI Client and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client Password Disclosure Weakness - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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