CVE-2008-4278

CVE Database · CVE-2008-4278

CVE-2008-4278

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

0.37%

Published

Oct 6, 2008

Modified

Apr 22, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

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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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Products (12)

vmware · virtual_infrastructure_client

vmware · virtualcentervulnerable

vmware · virtualcenter

vmware · virtualcentervulnerable

vmware · virtualcenter

References (18)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/32179

http://secunia.com/advisories/32180

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020992

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html

Patch

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45664

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2

http://secunia.com/advisories/32179

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