ghsa-cg7x-wpjc-28wr
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-02 00:08
Modified
2022-05-02 00:08
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-4278"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-10-06T19:54:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user\u0027s password in cleartext when the password contains unspecified special characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to steal the password.",
  "id": "GHSA-cg7x-wpjc-28wr",
  "modified": "2022-05-02T00:08:31Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T00:08:31Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4278"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45664"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=122331139823057\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32179"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32180"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020992"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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