Steve Poulsen GuildFTPd 0.9.7 Password Storage default.usr missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Steve Poulsen GuildFTPd 0.9.7 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file default.usr of the component Password Storage. The manipulation leads to missing encryption (Password). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-0768. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Steve Poulsen GuildFTPd 0.9.7 (File Transfer Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file default.usr of the component Password Storage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GuildFTPd 0.9.7 stores user names and passwords in plaintext in the default.usr file, which allows local users to gain privileges as other FTP users by reading the file.

The bug was discovered 05/26/2001. The weakness was released 10/18/2001 by ByteRage (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0768. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 145 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6611), SecurityFocus (BID 2792†), OSVDB (13967†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14603†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-17533, VDB-17532 and VDB-17530. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Missing encryption / Password
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

05/26/2001 🔍
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05/26/2001 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2001 +145 days 🔍
10/18/2001 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2007 +1972 days 🔍
07/09/2014 +2675 days 🔍
07/16/2019 +1833 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: ByteRage
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0768 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0768
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17531
X-Force: 6611
SecurityFocus: 2792 - GuildFTPD Plaintext Password Storage Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13967 - GuildFTPd .usr files stores usernames and passwords in plain text
Vulnerability Center: 14603 - GuildFTPd User Names and Password in Plaintext, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 17:35
Updated: 07/16/2019 16:14
Changes: 07/09/2014 17:35 (64), 07/16/2019 16:14 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:ED1:103

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