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 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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 4.5% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1669)
- Published
- August 13, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1669 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- hp / hp-ux
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01525562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31471(Vendor Advisory)
- 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(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44414
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5971
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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