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CVE-2008-4315

tog-pegasus in OpenGroup Pegasus 2.7.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, Fedora 9, and Fedora 10 does not log failed authentication attempts to the OpenPegasus CIM server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to avoid detection of password guessing attacks.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4315 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from redhat, from redhat, from openpegasus organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-11-27T00:30:00.250

Last Modified

2026-06-16T22:57:35.217

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Application	openpegasus	openpegasus_wbem	2.7.0	No

References

http://osvdb.org/50278 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32862 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1001.html ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021281 ([email protected])
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tog-pegasus-2.7.0-7.fc9 ([email protected])
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tog-pegasus-2.7.1-3.fc10 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472017 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46830 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9431 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/50278 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32862 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021281 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tog-pegasus-2.7.0-7.fc9 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tog-pegasus-2.7.1-3.fc10 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472017 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46830 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9431 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.