VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4278

CVE-2008-4278

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.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:*:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.5
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.5 before Update 3 build 119838

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