Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-2097

Description

Buffer overflow in the openwsman management service in VMware ESXi 3.5 and ESX 3.5 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via an "invalid Content-Length."

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Affected products

VMware/Esx2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.5
VMware/Esxi2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.5

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References

secunia.com/advisories/30556nvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/30581nvdVendor Advisory
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744nvdVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.htmlnvd
securityreason.com/securityalert/3922nvd
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29547nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42875nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5640nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5759nvd

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