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OpenWBEM: arbitrary code execution

Package(s):OpenWBEM CVE #(s):
Created:October 17, 2005 Updated:October 19, 2005
Description: The SUSE Security Team performed a security review of important parts of the OpenWBEM system. During the audit, several integer wrap arounds and buffer overflows have been discovered and fixed. If exploited, they allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Alerts:
SuSE SUSE-SA:2005:060 2005-10-17
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