Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 Network Share Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Network Share Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0264. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 (File Transfer Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Network Share Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 (aka BPFTP Server 2.10) allows remote attackers to obtain NETBIOS credentials by requesting information on a file that is in a network share, which causes the server to send the credentials to the host that owns the share, and allows the attacker to sniff the connection.

The weakness was presented 06/18/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at atstake.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0264. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27067 (Gene6 BPFTP Server User Credentials Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6330), Exploit-DB (20723), SecurityFocus (BID 2534†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6517†). See VDB-16772 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: G6 FTP Server 2.10

Timelineinfo

04/03/2001 🔍
04/03/2001 +0 days 🔍
06/18/2001 +76 days 🔍
06/18/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2004 +1276 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3488 days 🔍
10/07/2025 +4113 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: atstake.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16773
X-Force: 6330
SecurityFocus: 2534 - Gene6 BPFTP FTP Server User Credentials Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6517 - Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 13:04
Updated: 10/07/2025 15:14
Changes: 07/04/2014 13:04 (65), 05/27/2019 12:44 (1), 03/10/2025 10:01 (19), 10/07/2025 15:14 (2)
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