CVE-2008-3514

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."

Published: 2008-08-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3514 is rated Moderate Risk (47.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.81%). EPSS rose +1.34% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3514

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.47% 1.81% +1.34%
2 2025-03-17 0.79% 0.47% -0.31%
3 2025-01-15 — 0.79% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3514

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3514

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-3514

Solution: Patch information with appropriate login and password: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0012.html 4. Solution Please review the patch/release notes for your product and version and verify the md5sum of your downloaded file. VirtualCenter ------------- VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 build 104263 www.vmware.com/download/download.do DVD iso image md5sum: 83de404fa073bc1fde9acd080f21e688 Zip file md5sum: 3297f1e47c6b018ac8190f11bd022d5b Release Notes www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html VMware VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 5 build 104182 www.vmware.com/downloads/download.do DVD iso image md5sum: 5fee5d2d97b482e0d0cb47da7d8e7c34 Zip file md5sum: cd468aab309745c12ee5516652aafbcb Release Notes www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_vc202u5.html

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3514

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware virtualcenter <= 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:*:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.0.2:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtualcenter 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtualcenter:2.5:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3514

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