CVE-2008-2101

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

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 by listing the process.

Affected products

VMware ESX: 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.5

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31713
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4202
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020794
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30937
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44797
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31713

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