HIGH
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
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.89%
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."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.89% 0.03891
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03891
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.89% (0.03891) | 89.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.89% (0.03891) | 88.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 4.23% (0.04230) | 88.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 5.52% (0.05516) | 89.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.77% (0.06773) | 90.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.94% (0.08944) | 87.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.77% (0.06773) | 90.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.41% (0.05413) | 89.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.39% (0.01388) | 86.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2024 | 1.38% (0.01383) | 86.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01383) | 84.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 77.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 75.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 54.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30556 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30581 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3922 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020199 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29547 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42875 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5640 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5759 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 5, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 7, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2097
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a