CVE-2008-2097: vmware esx

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2097 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in vmware esx. EPSS estimates a 3.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-06-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.