49089 : VMware VirtualCenter Unspecified User Password Cleartext Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-10-03

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-4278" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Attack Type: Cryptographic, Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1020992
CVE ID: 2008-4278 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 31569
Secunia Advisory ID: 32179 32180
ISS X-Force ID: 45664
Related OSVDB ID: 49090
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2008-2740
Mail List Post: http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html

Tools & Filters

	40383

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-10-07 | Disagree?

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