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CVE-2008-4278

N/A
Published: October 6, 2008 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorVirtualcenterVirtual Infrastructure Client· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Virtualcenter· VMware
95%
v ≤ 2.51.4.12.0.12.0.22.0.2 update_22.0.2 update_32.0.2 update_42.52.5 update_1update_2
microsoft-windows (environment) · vmware-virtual-infrastructure-client (environment)
Virtual Infrastructure Client· VMwaredevice
80%
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (9)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020992
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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