CVE - CVE-2008-3514

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3514	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 2 and 2.0.2 before Update 5 relies on client-side "enabled/disabled functionality" for access control, which allows remote attackers to determine valid user names by enabling functionality in the GUI and then making an "attempt to assign permissions to other system users."
References
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BID:30664 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30664 BUGTRAQ:20080812 VMSA-2008-0012 Updated VirtualCenter addresses User Account Disclosure Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495386/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0012.html CONFIRM:http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html MISC:http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080812.1.htm SECTRACK:1020693 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020693 SECUNIA:31468 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31468 SREASON:4150 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4150 VUPEN:ADV-2008-2363 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2363~~ (Obsolete source) XF:virtualcenter-backend-info-disclosure(44425) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44425
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080807	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080807)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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