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CVE-2008-1668

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1460%

EPSS Percentile43.91th

PublishedAug 13, 2008

Last ModifiedApr 23, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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 Platforms (CPE)

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Hp

Hp Ux

= 11.11

References & Advisories

🔗 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01525562

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/31471

🔗 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/4

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30666

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020682

🔗 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2364

🔗 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44414

🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5971

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