EFTP Clear Text Password Storage Vulnerability

BID:3332

Info

EFTP Clear Text Password Storage Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3332
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2001-1111
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 12 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 07:56AM
Credit: This vulnerability was posted to BugTraq by ByteRage <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Khamil Landross and Zack Jones EFTP 2.0.7 .337
+ Cisco iCDN 2.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

EFTP Clear Text Password Storage Vulnerability

Encrypted FTP (EFTP) is both an FTP client and server application for Windows platforms.

EFTP stores all usernames and passwords in the file \Program Files\eftp2\eftp2users.dat in clear text. If a malicious user were to gain access to this file, they would have a list of all usernames and their associated passwords.

Exploit / POC

EFTP Clear Text Password Storage Vulnerability

There is no exploit code required to take advantage of this vulnerability.

Solution / Fix

EFTP Clear Text Password Storage Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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EFTP Clear Text Password Storage Vulnerability

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