CVE-2008-4278

low VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 81% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: October 6, 2008 (6429 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

vmware virtualcenter

References

🔗 marc.info 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com