CVE-2010-2928 (GCVE-0-2010-2928)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-02-16 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 02:46
VLAI
Summary
The vCenter Tomcat Management Application in VMware vCenter Server 4.1 before Update 1 stores log-on credentials in a configuration file, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading this file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/70859 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/43307 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8079 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2011-02-10 00:00
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