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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1668 · published 13 August 2008

CVE-2008-1668: Hp-ux permissions and access controls vulnerability

Hp · Hp Ux

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.5% · top 8.9% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
4.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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
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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1668), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.