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CVE-2008-0003

Published: Jan 8, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
7.8%
Top 6.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
management serveropenpegasus
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
openpegasusoss-projectEnterprise Softwareaka management server, tog-pegasus, openpegasus

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39527
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://osvdb.org/40082
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28462
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 8, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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