01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-09-03 14:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:49Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c9f329207408f56489f34c59b03a7e220536d0782b3ca9591aad5c0064c77585
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201209-25http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvmware-esx-vcb-info-disclosure(44797)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44797
- secunia.com31713http://secunia.com/advisories/31713
- www.securityfocus.com30937http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30937
- www.securityfocus.com20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
- lists.grok.org.uk20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
- securitytracker.com1020794http://securitytracker.com/id?1020794
- securityreason.com4202http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2466http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466