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CVE-2008-4278
Published: Oct 6, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20081004 VMSA-2008-0016 VMware Hosted products, VirtualCenter Update 3 and
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
32179
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2008-2740
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
1020992
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
32180
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
31569
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
vmware-virtualcenter-info-disclosure(45664)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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