OpenPegasus management server 2.6.1 pamcallback memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenPegasus management server 2.6.1. This issue affects the function pambasicauthenticator::pamcallback. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-0003. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenPegasus management server 2.6.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function pambasicauthenticator::pamcallback. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/07/2008. The weakness was presented 12/22/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0003 since 12/03/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67629 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : tog-pegasus (ELSA-2008-0002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119102 (Red Hat Update for tog-pegasus (RHSA-2008:0002)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39527), Tenable (67629), SecurityFocus (BID 27188†), OSVDB (40082†) and Secunia (SA28338†). See VDB-40417 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67629
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : tog-pegasus (ELSA-2008-0002)
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OpenVAS ID: 880182
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40418

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X-Force: 39527
SecurityFocus: 27188 - OpenPegasus Management Server PAM Authentication 'cimservera.cpp' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28338
OSVDB: 40082 - OpenPegasus CIM Management Server (tog-pegasus) PAMBasicAuthenticator::PAMCallback Function Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1019159
Vulnerability Center: 17338 - OpenPegasus CIM Management Server Allows Remote Code Execution with Root Privileges, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-0063

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 22:12
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (75), 08/03/2019 14:16 (11), 06/01/2025 22:12 (17)
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