National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4278
Original release date:10/06/2008
Last revised:10/25/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: vmware-virtualcenter-info-disclosure(45664)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020992
External Source: BID
Name: 31569
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081004 VMSA-2008-0016 VMware Hosted products, VirtualCenter Update 3 and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2740
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32180
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32179
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081004 VMSA-2008-0016 VMware Hosted products, VirtualCenter Update 3 and
