cve/2008/CVE-2008-4278.md

### [CVE-2008-4278](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4278)
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### Description

VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 before Update 3 build 119838 on Windows displays a user's password in cleartext when the password contains unspecified special characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to steal the password.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html

#### Github
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