OpenPegasus Management Server PAM Authentication 'cimservera.cpp' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:27188

Info

OpenPegasus Management Server PAM Authentication 'cimservera.cpp' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27188
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2007-5360
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 08 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 12 2009 03:58PM
Credit: Roger Kumpf discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: VMWare ESX Server 3.0.2
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.5 patch 2
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.4 Patch 5
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.4 Patch 3
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.4 patch 13
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.4 Patch 10
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.4 Patch 1
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.4
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3 Patch 8
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3 Patch 7
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3 Patch 6
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3 Patch 5
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3 Patch 4
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3 Patch 13
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.2
VMWare ESX Server 2.5
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.3 Patch 2
VMWare ESX Server 2.5.2 Patch 4
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10
OpenPegasus OpenPegasus 2.6.1
HP WBEM A.02.07
+ HP HP-UX B.11.31
+ HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP WBEM A.02.05.08
+ HP HP-UX 11.23
+ HP HP-UX 11.23
+ HP HP-UX 11.23
+ HP HP-UX 11.23
+ HP HP-UX 11.11
+ HP HP-UX 11.11
+ HP HP-UX 11.11
+ HP HP-UX 11.11
+ HP HP-UX 11.0
+ HP HP-UX 11.0
+ HP HP-UX 11.0
+ HP HP-UX 11.0
+ HP HP-UX B.11.31
+ HP HP-UX B.11.31
+ HP HP-UX B.11.31
HP HP-UX B.11.31
HP HP-UX B.11.31
HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP HP-UX B.11.11
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

OpenPegasus Management Server PAM Authentication 'cimservera.cpp' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

OpenPegasus is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.

This issue occurs in the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) authentication code.

Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges. Successful exploits will completely compromise affected computers. Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.

Versions in the OpenPegasus 2.6 series are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

OpenPegasus Management Server PAM Authentication 'cimservera.cpp' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

OpenPegasus Management Server PAM Authentication 'cimservera.cpp' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Fixes are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

OpenPegasus Management Server PAM Authentication 'cimservera.cpp' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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