CVE-2008-2101 (GCVE-0-2008-2101)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-09-03 14:00
Modified
2024-08-07 08:49
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
The VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) command-line utilities in VMware ESX 3.0.1 through 3.0.3 and ESX 3.5 place a password on the command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
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