CVE-2009-0518

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-04-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

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.

Affected products

Vmware Esx: 3.5
VMware ESXi: 3.5
Vmware Virtualcenter: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.4, 1.4.1

References

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34585
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0944
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6376
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000054.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Apr/0036.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34585
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34373
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0005.html

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