CVE-2008-2375 describes a memory leak vulnerability in specific Red Hat deployments of vsftpd versions prior to 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, particularly when PAM is enabled. Remote attackers can exploit this by initiating numerous invalid authentication attempts within a single session, leading to memory exhaustion and a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and potential for complete system unavailability, though it requires medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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