tog-pegasus pam authentication buffer overflow
Published Jan 8, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.81%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PAMBasicAuthenticator::PAMCallback function in OpenPegasus CIM management server (tog-pegasus), when compiled to use PAM and without PEGASUS_USE_PAM_STANDALONE_PROC defined, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5360.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.5.z
- 4.5.z
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 2.6.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tog-pegasus-2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Z Stream
tog-pegasus-2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tog-pegasus-2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0002
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tog-pegasus-2:2.5.1-5.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Z Stream | tog-pegasus-2:2.5.1-2.el4_5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tog-pegasus-2:2.6.1-2.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0002 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
The tog-pegasus package is not installed by default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. tog-pegasus supplied by Red Hat binds only to one port (as plain http is disabled), port 5989. The default firewall installed by Red Hat Enterprise Linux will block remote access to this port. In normal use it's unlikely you'd want to have this port accessible outside of an intranet anyway, and it's likely to be blocked by enterprise border firewalls. However if tog-pegasus has been installed and unblocked through the fireware, the Red Hat Security Response Team believes that it would still be hard to remotely exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code due to the default SELinux targeted policy on Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, and the SELinux memory protections enabled by default on Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 7.81% (0.07809) | 94.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.81% (0.07809) | 93.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 29.51% (0.29510) | 96.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.18% (0.26183) | 95.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.93% (0.24932) | 93.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 26.18% (0.26183) | 95.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 27.39% (0.27392) | 96.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 21.99% (0.21991) | 96.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2024 | 16.25% (0.16252) | 96.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 18.50% (0.18501) | 96.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.26% (0.18261) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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