CVE-2005-2993: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2005-2993: Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP Daemon (ftpd) for HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8 and other versions up to HP T...

Unspecified vulnerability in the FTP Daemon (ftpd) for HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8 and other versions up to HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3, and HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, and B.11.23, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (hang).

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 22:53 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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This CVE affects FTP services on older HP Tru64 UNIX and HP-UX systems. An authenticated remote user could make the FTP daemon hang, causing a denial of service. It is not described as data theft or code execution, but it can disrupt file-transfer operations on legacy systems. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments still running HP Tru64 UNIX or HP-UX with FTP enabled. Risk increases if FTP accounts are broadly available, reachable from untrusted networks, or support business-critical file transfers. Prioritize this where legacy HP systems still support business file transfers. The issue is availability-focused and authenticated, so it is less urgent than unauthenticated code execution, but legacy exposed FTP services should be contained or retired. Mitigation focus: Check HP vendor advisories HPSBTU01227 and HPSBUX02092 for the supported fix path.; Restrict FTP access to trusted networks and necessary authenticated users only.; Disable ftpd where the service is not required..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 17:57 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Sep 20, 2005, 04:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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