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TI-2008-02021 Aliases CVE-2008-2101GHSA-mfg6-9jcc-433j

The VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) command-line utilities in VMware ESX 3.0.1 through…

Priority LOW 11CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2101
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfg6-9jcc-433j

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03557 Directory traversal vulnerability in VMware Server 1.x before 1.0.10 build 203137 and 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-00059 Integer underflow in the DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02816 The xfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not look up inode… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2007-00057 The DHCP server in EMC VMware Workstation before 5.5.5 Build 56455 and 6.x before 6.0.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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