CVE-2008-2234 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-08-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 7.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openwsman:openwsman:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openwsman:openwsman:2.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2231	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07576.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00003.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000034.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31410
http://secunia.com/advisories/31429
http://secunia.com/advisories/31942
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496528/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30694
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0015.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2397
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2624
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44481
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44484

History

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Subscriptions

Openwsman Openwsman

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-18T17:15:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.502Z

Reserved: 2008-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2234

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-08-18T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-2234

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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