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CVE-2008-2234

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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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44484

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44481

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2624

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2397

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0015.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30694

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496528/100/0/threaded

http://secunia.com/advisories/31942

http://secunia.com/advisories/31429

http://secunia.com/advisories/31410

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000034.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00003.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-08-18

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.09745

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