CVE-2008-2097

Buffer overflow in the openwsman management service in VMware ESXi 3.5 and ESX 3.5 allows remote...

9.0 High

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."

Exploit likelihood

3.89%Up 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.0

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."

Record: CVE-2008-2097
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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."

Record: CVE-2008-2097
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2094 No score

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."

Record: EUVD-2008-2094
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6g5-2whg-2679 No score

Buffer overflow in the openwsman management service in VMware ESXi 3.5 and ESX 3.5 allows remote...

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."

Record: GHSA-g6g5-2whg-2679
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2097 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Vmware Esx, published June 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.89%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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