CVE-2007-5360

Description

Buffer overflow in OpenPegasus Management server, when compiled to use PAM and with PEGASUS_USE_PAM_STANDALONE_PROC defined, as used in VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1 and 3.0.2, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to PAM authentication, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-0003.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.47% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3538 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39524 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29986 third party advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01438409 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-5360
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-January/001879.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0063 vdb entry
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1391/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28358 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5360?
CVE-2007-5360 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5360?
To fix CVE-2007-5360, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5360 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5360 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.