CVE-2008-1668

Published Aug 13, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 4.5% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1669 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:32 AM
Reserved
Apr 3, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 13, 2008, 6:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM