CVE-2008-3514

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 13, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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