Information disclosure in VMware Esx
CVE-2009-0518
VI Client in VMware VirtualCenter before 2.5 Update 4, VMware ESXi 3.5 before Update 4, and VMware ESX 3.5 before Update 4 retains the VirtualCenter Server password in process memory, which might allow local users to obtain this password.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Esx — versions 3.5
- VMware Esxi — versions 3.5
- VMware Virtualcenter — versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6376 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944 (vdb-entry)
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
- secunia.com/advisories/34585 (third-party-advisory)