Vulnerability CVE-2008-2097
Published: 2008-06-05   Modified: 2012-02-12

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."

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Topic
Author
Date
High
Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi
VMware Security ...
07.06.2008

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9/10
10/10
8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Vmware -> ESX 
Vmware -> ESXI 

 References:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
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.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
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
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