CVE-2008-3514

medium VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 35% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: August 13, 2008 (6483 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

Description

VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 and 2.0.2 before Update 5 relies on client-side "enabled/disabled functionality" for access control, which allows remote attackers to determine valid user names by enabling functionality in the GUI and then making an "attempt to assign permissions to other system users."

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

vmware virtualcenter

References

🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securityreason.com 🔗 www.insomniasec.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com