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CVE-2008-0003
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PAMBasicAuthenticator::PAMCallback function in OpenPegasus CIM management server (tog-pegasus), when…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 7.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 36 days later
· 36 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.8% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References24
- openpegasus-pambasic-bo(39527) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 40082 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 28462 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0506 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 29986 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29056 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- HPSBMA02331 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20080416 VMSA-2008-0007 Moderate Updated Service Console packages pcre, net-snmp, and OpenPegasus (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20080115 vuldb confusion between OpenPegasus issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0063 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4129 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27188 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 29785 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1234 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0572 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1391 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10282 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0638 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27172 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019159 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [Security-announce] 20080415 VMSA-2008-0007 Moderate Updated Service Console packages pcre, net-snmp, and OpenPegasus (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426578 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28338 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0016 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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