CVE-2008-2101
N/A
Published: September 3, 2008 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorESX
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) command-line utilities in VMware ESX 3.0.1 through 3.0.3 and ESX 3.5 place a password on the command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (10)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31713Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threadedx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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