VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2097
Buffer overflow in the openwsman management service in VMware ESXi 3.5 and ESX 3.5 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via an "invalid Content-Length."
HIGH 9.0EPSS 3.89%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the openwsman management service in VMware ESXi 3.5 and ESX 3.5 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via an "invalid Content-Length."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.89% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- vmware/esx · vmware/esxi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30581Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020199
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29547
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42875
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5640
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5759
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30556Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30581Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020199
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29547
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42875
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5640
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5759
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.