Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-5360
CVE-2007-5360
Description
Buffer overflow in OpenPegasus Management server, when compiled to use PAM and with PEGASUS_USE_PAM_STANDALONE_PROC defined, as used in VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1 and 3.0.2, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to PAM authentication, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0003.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:openpegasus:management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:openpegasus:management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- Range: 3.0.1, 3.0.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
17- secunia.com/advisories/28358nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28368nvdVendor Advisory
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28636nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29986nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3538nvd
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.htmlnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1391/referencesnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39524nvd
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