VDB-20059 · CVE-2002-2417 · BID 6235

acFTP 1.4 Authentication Password improper authentication

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9.8	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in acFTP 1.4. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Authentication. The manipulation of the argument Password with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

acFTP 1.4 does not properly handle when an invalid password is provided by the user during authentication, which allows remote attackers to hide or misrepresent certain activity from log files and possibly gain privileges.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 by Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2417 since 11/01/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/13/2018).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Productinfo

Name

acFTP

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/25/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +36 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
11/01/2007 +1766 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2471 days 🔍
06/13/2018 +1406 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2417 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 6235 - acFTP Invalid Password Weak Authentication Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 14:49
Updated: 06/13/2018 09:13
Changes: 08/07/2014 14:49 (42), 06/13/2018 09:13 (10)
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