Information disclosure in VMware Esx

CVE-2008-2101

The VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) command-line utilities in VMware ESX 3.0.1 through 3.0.3 and ESX 3.5 place a password on the command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Vmware Esx — versions 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References