CVE-2008-2234
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 4.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 4.3% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2231)
- Published
- August 18, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2231 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- openwsman / openwsman
- openwsman / openwsman
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00003.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000034.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31410
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31429
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31942
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496528/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30694
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0015.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2397
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44481
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44484
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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