5595 : NcFTP Client Local Credentials Disclosure
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2004-04-22	2004-04-22

Description

NcFTP Client contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to see other users' passwords using "ps". The issue is triggered anytime the NcFTP client is used with a FTP URL. It is possible that the flaw may allow passwords to be exposed resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): Supply all user credentials in interactive mode.

Products

NcFTP Software Inc.	NcFTPD Client	3.0.0
		3.0.1
		3.0.2
		3.0.3
		3.0.4
		3.1.0
		3.1.1
		3.1.2
		3.1.3
		3.1.4
		3.1.5
		3.1.6
		3.1.7

References

Bugtraq ID: 10182
Secunia Advisory ID: 11438
ISS X-Force ID: 15919
CVE ID: 2004-1948 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 622
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-04/0241.html
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=108247943201685&w=2

Credit

Konstantin Gavrilenko - k.gavrilenkoarhont.com - Arhont Ltd - Information Security

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-26 | Disagree?

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