CVE-2005-2898

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2898
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-09-14 20:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionNOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. FileZilla 2.2.14b and 2.2.15, and possibly earlier versions, when "Use secure mode" is disabled, uses a weak encryption scheme to store the user's password in the configuration settings file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information. NOTE: the vendor has disputed the issue, stating that "the problem is not a vulnerability at all, but in fact a fundamental issue of every single program that can store passwords transparently.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Filezilla Filezilla 2.2.14b All All All
Application Filezilla Filezilla 2.2.15 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FileZilla FTP Client Hard-Coded Cipher Key Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
FileZilla Forums - Index page af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 filezilla.sourceforge.net
'Re: FileZilla weakly-encrypted password vulnerability: advisory + PoC' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
'FileZilla weakly-encrypted password vulnerability: advisory + PoC' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
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