CVE-2008-2097

N/A Unknown

Published: June 05, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30556

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30581

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020199

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29547

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42875

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5640

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5759

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html