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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0003 · published 8 January 2008

CVE-2008-0003: Openpegasus management server memory buffer overflow vulnerability

OOpenpegasus · Management Server

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.8% · top 5.5% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
48References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28462 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29056 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29986 Vendor Advisory
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 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27188 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0638 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1391/references Vendor Advisory
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4129
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426578
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39527
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10282
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00424.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00480.html
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 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28462 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29056 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29986 Vendor Advisory
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 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27188 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0638 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0003), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.