01 Record
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 the FTP client in certain operating-system misconfigurations in which PAM authentication can succeed even though no passwd
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-08-13 18:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-04-03
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7fb1bfc91c0a498a8a0173aa22b59725f0f85a3f08e8c01756f973a8e8f2a8b8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1020682http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020682
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2364http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2364
- h20000.www2.hp.comHPSBUX02356http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01525562
- www.securityfocus.com30666http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30666
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080820 FW: CVE-2008-1668 - ftpd 2.4 - unauthorized root access - patch detailshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/4
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5971https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5971
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhpux-ftpd-security-bypass(44414)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44414
- secunia.com31471http://secunia.com/advisories/31471