CVE-2008-0003

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.8% 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

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PAMBasicAuthenticator::PAMCallback function in OpenPegasus CIM management server (tog-pegasus), when compiled to use PAM and without PEGASUS_USE_PAM_STANDALONE_PROC defined, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5360.

Affected products

Openpegasus Management Server: 2.6.1

References

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
http://osvdb.org/40082
http://secunia.com/advisories/28338
http://secunia.com/advisories/28462
http://secunia.com/advisories/29056
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785
http://secunia.com/advisories/29986
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019159
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded

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