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title: "CVE-2008-0005\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-0005

Publication date 11 January 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

mod\_proxy\_ftp in Apache 2.2.x before 2.2.7-dev, 2.0.x before 2.0.62-dev,
and 1.3.x before 1.3.40-dev does not define a charset, which allows remote
attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks using UTF-7
encoding.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0005?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| apache | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| apache2 | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 2.2.4-3ubuntu0.1 |
| 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.2.3-3.2ubuntu2.1 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.0.55-4ubuntu4.2 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.0.55-4ubuntu2.3 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

redhat has patch for all releases

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0005)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0005)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-0005)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0005)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-575-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-575-1)
+ Apache vulnerabilities
+ 4 February 2008

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0005>