CVE-2008-2101 Information

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.

Reference

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