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CVE-2008-2375

UnknownEPSS 3.72%

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CVE-2008-2375 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 3.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
3.72%

88.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
RedhatVsftpd0.0.1
RedhatVsftpd0.0.2
RedhatVsftpd0.0.3
RedhatVsftpd0.0.4
RedhatVsftpd0.0.5
RedhatVsftpd0.0.6
RedhatVsftpd0.0.7
RedhatVsftpd0.0.8
RedhatVsftpd0.0.9
RedhatVsftpd0.0.10
RedhatVsftpd0.0.11
RedhatVsftpd0.0.12
RedhatVsftpd0.0.13
RedhatVsftpd0.0.14
RedhatVsftpd0.0.15
RedhatVsftpd0.9.0
RedhatVsftpd0.9.1
RedhatVsftpd0.9.2
RedhatVsftpd0.9.3
RedhatVsftpd1.1.0
RedhatVsftpd1.1.1
RedhatVsftpd1.1.2
RedhatVsftpd1.1.3
RedhatVsftpd1.2.0
RedhatVsftpd1.2.1
RedhatVsftpd1.2.2
RedhatVsftpd2.0.0
RedhatVsftpd2.0.1
RedhatVsftpd2.0.2
RedhatVsftpd2.0.3
RedhatVsftpd2.0.4

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-2375?
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.
How severe is CVE-2008-2375?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-2375 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2375?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST