ALTools ALFTP FTP Server 4.1 Installation information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ALTools ALFTP FTP Server 4.1. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Installation. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5950. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ALTools ALFTP FTP Server 4.1 (File Transfer Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in ALTools ALFTP FTP Server 4.1 beta 1, and possibly earlier, allows remote authenticated users to obtain the installation path via unknown vectors related to the REN command, probably due to response messages. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; details are obtained from third party sources.

The weakness was released 11/16/2006 by Greg Linares (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5950 since 11/16/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30281), SecurityFocus (BID 21058†) and Secunia (SA22874†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-33310. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/14/2006 🔍
11/15/2006 +1 days 🔍
11/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
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11/16/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3038 days 🔍
04/27/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Greg Linares
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5950 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5950
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33311
X-Force: 30281 - ALFTP FTP Server REN command path disclosure
SecurityFocus: 21058 - AlTools ALFTP Authentication Bypass And Information Disclosure Vulenrabilities
Secunia: 22874 - ALFTP FTP Server Two Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-4518

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/27/2026 20:03
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (54), 10/01/2017 20:45 (7), 04/27/2026 20:03 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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