CVE-2008-0003
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PAMBasicAuthenticator::PAMCallback function in OpenPegasus CIM...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
10.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0003- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0003- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0016 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0016- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9px5-84gc-9hrq No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PAMBasicAuthenticator::PAMCallback function in OpenPegasus CIM...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9px5-84gc-9hrq- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tog-pegasusRed Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as |
before 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as |
before 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-develRed Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as |
before 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-testRed Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as |
before 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasusRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-testRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasusRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tog-pegasus-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-testRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasusRed Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es |
before 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es |
before 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-develRed Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es |
before 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-testRed Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es |
before 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasusRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-testRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasusRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-testRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasusRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasusRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasusRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0003 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Openpegasus Management Server, published January 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.81%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in tog-pegasus 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39527
osvdb.org/40082
secunia.com/advisories/28462
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00424.html
secunia.com/advisories/29986
secunia.com/advisories/29056
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h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409
securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4129
securityfocus.com/bid/27188
secunia.com/advisories/29785
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00480.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1391/references
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0002.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10282
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0638
securityfocus.com/bid/27172
securitytracker.com/id?1019159
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426578
secunia.com/advisories/28338
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0003
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9px5-84gc-9hrq
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0002
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0002.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0003
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0003