CVE-2008-2234

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-08-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Openwsman 1.2.0 and 2.0.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted "Authorization: Basic" HTTP header.

Affected products

Openwsman: 1.2.0, 2.0.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00003.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000034.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31410
http://secunia.com/advisories/31429
http://secunia.com/advisories/31942
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496528/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30694
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0015.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2397
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2624
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44481
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44484

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