Openwsman 1.2.0/2.0.0 Authorization memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Openwsman 1.2.0/2.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Authorization. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-2234. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Openwsman 1.2.0/2.0.0. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Authorization. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in Openwsman 1.2.0 and 2.0.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted "Authorization: Basic" HTTP header.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2008. The weakness was published 08/18/2008 by Security Team with SuSE Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2234 since 05/16/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52010 (VMSA-2008-0015 : Updated ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages address critical security issue in openwsman), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family VMware ESX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115890 (SUSE Security Announcement: openwsman (SUSE-SA:2008:041)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3691.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44484), Tenable (52010), SecurityFocus (BID 30694†), OSVDB (47534†) and Secunia (SA31410†). Similar entry is available at VDB-43714. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 52010
Nessus Name: VMSA-2008-0015 : Updated ESXi and ESX 3.5 packages address critical security issue in openwsman
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OpenVAS ID: 850013
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Saint ID: exploit_info/openwsman_basic_auth
Saint Name: Openwsman HTTP Basic Authentication buffer overflow

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: SuSE Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2234 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2234
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43715

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X-Force: 44484
SecurityFocus: 30694 - Openwsman Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31410 - openwsman HTTP Basic Authentication Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 47534 - Openwsman basic authentication header buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 19265 - Openwsman Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via \, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2397

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/31/2025 19:06
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (89), 08/16/2019 09:15 (6), 05/31/2025 19:06 (20)
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