CVE-2008-0003 Memory corruption in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0003 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-0003 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0003/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0003/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in OpenPegasus when PAM is enabled without standalone mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-0003?
CVE-2008-0003 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0003?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (32)
tog-pegasus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-test Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-test Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-test Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus-test Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 |
tog-pegasus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 |
tog-pegasus Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as | All versions | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as | All versions | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-devel Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as | All versions | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-test Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::as | All versions | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es | All versions | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es | All versions | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-devel Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es | All versions | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
tog-pegasus-test Red Hat:rhel_eus:4.5::es | All versions | 2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 |
Products include Openpegasus Management Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0003?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-0003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9px5-84gc-9hrq, RHSA-2008:0002.