CVE-2007-5360

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 15.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-01-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in OpenPegasus Management server, when compiled to use PAM and with PEGASUS_USE_PAM_STANDALONE_PROC defined, as used in VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1 and 3.0.2, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to PAM authentication, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0003.

Affected products

Openpegasus Management Server: all versions
VMware ESX: 3.0.1, 3.0.2

References

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28358
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
http://secunia.com/advisories/29986
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3538
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html

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