cvelist/2008/1xxx/CVE-2008-1668.json

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            "name" : "[oss-security] 20080820 FW: CVE-2008-1668 - ftpd 2.4 - unauthorized root access - patch details",
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            "name" : "ADV-2008-2364",
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