acFTP Invalid Password Weak Authentication Vulnerability

BID:6235

Info

acFTP Invalid Password Weak Authentication Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6235
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 25 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 25 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to "Matthew Murphy" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: acFTP acFTP 1.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

acFTP Invalid Password Weak Authentication Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported for acFTP. Reportedly, acFTP allows users to authenticate without a valid password.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability and log on to the vulnerable FTP server without need for proper authentication.

References

acFTP Invalid Password Weak Authentication Vulnerability

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