VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2417
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.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 4.18%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.18% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- acftp/acftp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0088.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3334
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10681.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/300929
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6235Exploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0088.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3334
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10681.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/300929
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6235Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.