CVE-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 th

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.

Published 2008-08-13 18:41:00

Updated 2017-09-29 01:30:49

Source MITRE

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Products affected by CVE-2008-1668

HP » Hp-ux » Version: 11.11
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1668

EPSS FAQ

1.56%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 87 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1668

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
10.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	10.0	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2008-1668

CWE-264

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-1668

Red Hat 2008-10-13

Not vulnerable. This flaw does not affect teh version of wu-ftpd as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

References for CVE-2008-1668