PT-2008-3618 · Vmware · Vmware Consolidated Backup+1

Published 2008-09-03 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-2101

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VMware ESX versions 3.0.1 through 3.0.3 VMware ESX version 3.5

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process, as the VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) command-line utilities place a password on the command line.

Recommendations For VMware ESX versions 3.0.1 through 3.0.3, consider restricting access to the command-line utilities to minimize the risk of exploitation. For VMware ESX version 3.5, consider restricting access to the command-line utilities to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2101

Affected Products

Vmware Consolidated Backup

Vmware Esxi

References · 12

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2101 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31713 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 · Note
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44797 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2101 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202 · Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30937 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020794 · Note