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CVE-2008-1668: hp hp-ux

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 13-08-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1668 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in hp hp-ux. EPSS estimates a 4.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.46% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
4.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Hp1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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