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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2008-0003 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the PAMBasicAuthenticator::PAMCallback function in OpenPegasus CIM management server (tog-pegasus), when com…

published 2008-01-08 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0016

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.8%
EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • tog-pegasus RHEL 4 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1
  • tog-pegasus RHEL 5 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1
  • tog-pegasus-test RHEL 4 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1
  • tog-pegasus RHEL 4.5 EUS 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1
  • tog-pegasus-test RHEL 4.5 EUS 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0002

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-0003 updated

tog-pegasus pam authentication buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tog-pegasus 2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5) tog-pegasus 2.5.1-2.el4_5.1, tog-pegasus-test 2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 tog-pegasus 2.5.1-5.el4_6.1, tog-pegasus-test 2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tog-pegasus 2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 tog-pegasus 2.5.1-5.el4_6.1, tog-pegasus-test 2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) tog-pegasus 2.6.1-2.el5_1.1
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5) tog-pegasus 2.5.1-2.el4_5.1, tog-pegasus-test 2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 tog-pegasus 2.5.1-5.el4_6.1, tog-pegasus-test 2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 tog-pegasus 2.5.1-5.el4_6.1, tog-pegasus-test 2.5.1-5.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0002

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Exploit prediction

7.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.