CVE-2008-2375

older vsftpd authentication memory leak

Published Jul 9, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory leak in a certain Red Hat deployment of vsftpd before 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and 4, when PAM is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of invalid authentication attempts within the same session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5962.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2370 Memory leak in a certain Red Hat deployment of vsftpd before 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and 4, when PAM is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of invalid authentication attempts within the same session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5962.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:58 AM
Reserved
May 21, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 9, 2008, 12:41 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 28, 2006, 12:00 AM