Stack-based buffer overflow in the PAMBasicAuthenticator::PAMCallback function in OpenPegasus CIM management server (tog-pegasus), when…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.8% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (24)

• 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)
• 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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 07:32 UTC.