CVE-2010-2968

CVE-2010-2968 describes a vulnerability in the FTP daemon of Wind River VxWorks, where the TCP connection remains open despite multiple failed login attempts. This flaw significantly eases brute-force attacks, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.