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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4261 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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:35.033Z

Reserved: 2008-09-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4278

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-06T19:54:36.483

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-4278

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