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
Published Oct 6, 2008
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
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
No data.
- ≤ 2.5
- 1.4.1
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.2
- 2.5
- 2.5
Running on/with
- n/a
- 2.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 16.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020992 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45664 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32179 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32180 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020992 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45664 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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