CVE-2008-1668
published 2008-08-13CVE-2008-1668: ftpd.c in (1) wu-ftpd 2.4.2 and (2) ftpd in HP HP-UX B.11.11 assigns uid 0 to the FTP client in certain operating-system misconfigurations in which PAM…
PriorityP352critical10CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
4.46%
90.4th percentile
ftpd.c in (1) wu-ftpd 2.4.2 and (2) ftpd in HP HP-UX B.11.11 assigns uid 0 to the FTP client in certain operating-system misconfigurations in which PAM authentication can succeed even though no passwd entry is available for a user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by a login attempt for an LDAP account when nsswitch.conf does not specify LDAP for passwd information.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| hp | hp-ux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_redhat10.0CRITICAL
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Red Hat
CVE-2008-1668: ftpd
vendor_redhat·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2008-1668 [CRITICAL] CVE-2008-1668: ftpd
ftpd.c in (1) wu-ftpd 2.4.2 and (2) ftpd in HP HP-UX B.11.11 assigns uid 0 to the FTP client in certain operating-system misconfigurations in which PAM authentication can succeed even though no passwd entry is available for a user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by a login attempt for an LDAP account when nsswitch.conf does not specify LDAP for passwd information.
Statement: Not vulnerable. This flaw does not affect teh version of wu-ftpd as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
GHSA
GHSA-55qq-jmpr-33w8: ftpd
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2008-1668 [HIGH] GHSA-55qq-jmpr-33w8: ftpd
ftpd.c in (1) wu-ftpd 2.4.2 and (2) ftpd in HP HP-UX B.11.11 assigns uid 0 to the FTP client in certain operating-system misconfigurations in which PAM authentication can succeed even though no passwd entry is available for a user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges, as demonstrated by a login attempt for an LDAP account when nsswitch.conf does not specify LDAP for passwd information.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01525562http://secunia.com/advisories/31471http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30666http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020682http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2364https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44414https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5971http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01525562http://secunia.com/advisories/31471http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30666http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020682http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2364https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44414https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5971
2008-08-13
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