CVE-2008-4278 (GCVE-0-2008-4278)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-06 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Date Public
2008-10-03 00:00
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