CVE-2008-3514 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3514
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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."

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44425 ST 1020693 SREASON http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4150 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA31468 MISC http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080812.1.htm CONFIRM http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0012.html http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495386/100/0/threaded BID 30664

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