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TI-2008-02278 Aliases CVE-2008-2375GHSA-8hxj-gw9h-vgfv

Memory leak in a certain Red Hat deployment of vsftpd before 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise…

Priority LOW 38CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03717 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0Running onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.8VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.12VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.13VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.14VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.15VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.12 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vsftpd:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0579 Released 2008-07-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    vsftpd security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 vsftpd-1.2.1-3E.16, vsftpd-1.2.1-3E.16.i386, vsftpd-1.2.1-3E.16.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 vsftpd-1.2.1-3E.16, vsftpd-1.2.1-3E.16.i386, vsftpd-1.2.1-3E.16.ia64
  • RHSA-2008:0680 Released 2008-07-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    vsftpd security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 vsftpd-2.0.1-6.el4, vsftpd-2.0.1-6.el4.i386, vsftpd-2.0.1-6.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 vsftpd-2.0.1-6.el4, vsftpd-2.0.1-6.el4.i386, vsftpd-2.0.1-6.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0579
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0680
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0579
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0680

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2375
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hxj-gw9h-vgfv

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 6

Sources

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