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    CVE-2008-2097

    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."

    Published:Jun 5, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0423
    CVSS Score:9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esx
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esxi

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
    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
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30556
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30581
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High