Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-0003
CVE-2008-0003
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:openpegasus:management_server:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
24- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0002.htmlnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27188nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/28338nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28462nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29056nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29785nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29986nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0638nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1391/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
- lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/40082nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27172nvd
- www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjdnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39527nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10282nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00424.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00480.htmlnvd
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