FKIE_CVE-2007-5360

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-01-08 20:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:45
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28358Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28368Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28636
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29986
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3538
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1391/references
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-5360
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39524
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28358Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28368Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29986
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3538
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1391/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-5360
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39524
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openpegasus management_server *
vmware esx 3.0.1
vmware esx 3.0.2
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