10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-0003
OpenPegasus CVE-Not-Mentioned Stack Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 8, 2008, 8:46 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0003 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
1 Openpegasus management_server
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected packages and applying the latest patches.
  • Update the affected OpenPegasus packages.
  • Apply the available patches.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0003.

URL Resource
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409
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://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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0003 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-0003 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0003 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409
    Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409
    Added Reference http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/40082
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28338
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28462
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29056
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29785
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29986
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1019159
    Added Reference http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0002.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27172
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27188
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0638
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1391/references
    Added Reference http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4129
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426578
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39527
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10282
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00424.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00480.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10282 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10282 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39527 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39527 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

29.51 }} 3.33%

score

0.96367

percentile