CVE-2008-1668 (GCVE-0-2008-1668)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-08-13 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020682 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2364 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30666 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31471 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2008-08-12 00:00
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