# CVE-2008-4313: A certain Red Hat patch for tog-pegasus in OpenGroup Pegasus 2.7.0 does not properly configure the PAM tty name, which allows remote authent

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-11-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A certain Red Hat patch for tog-pegasus in OpenGroup Pegasus 2.7.0 does not properly configure the PAM tty name, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and send requests to OpenPegasus WBEM services.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021283
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tog-pegasus-2.7.0-7.fc9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459217
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9556
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32460
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1001.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46829
- http://osvdb.org/50277
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tog-pegasus-2.7.1-3.fc10
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32862

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