CVE-2007-5360
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-5360 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-01-08 20:46:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Buffer overflow in OpenPegasus Management server, when compiled to use PAM and with PEGASUS_USE_PAM_STANDALONE_PROC defined, as used in VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1 and 3.0.2, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to PAM authentication, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0003. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Openpegasus | Management Server | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | h20000.www2.hp.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [VIM] vuldb confusion between OpenPegasus issues | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.attrition.org | |
| VMSA-2008-0001.1 - VMware | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| Bug 426568 – CVE-2007-5360 tog-pegasus pam authentication buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| VMware ESX Server Multiple Security Updates - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [Security-announce] VMSA-2008-0001 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packages | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.vmware.com | |
| SecurityReason - Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packages | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| OpenPegasus PAM Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| HP-UX WBEM Services OpenPegasus PAM Module Buffer Overflows - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2008-01-09 | Mark J Cox | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of tog-pegasus as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, or 5. For more details see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-5360 |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.