CVE-2008-4278
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
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.
Affected Products
12| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| vmware | virtual_infrastructure_client |
All versions
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
All versions
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
1.4.1
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
2.0
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
2.0.1
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
2.0.2
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
2.0.2
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
2.0.2
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
2.0.2
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
2.5
|
| vmware | virtualcenter |
2.5
|
| microsoft | windows |
All versions
|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-200
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2008-4278- Published:
- 2008-10-06
- Modified:
- 2026-04-23
- CVSS Score:
- 2.1
- Severity:
- LOW
- Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected Vendors
microsoft
vmware
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL