CVE-2017-15272 (GCVE-0-2017-15272)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-15 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat. This file is a Microsoft Access Database and can be extracted. The application sets the encrypt flag with the password "ITsILLEGAL"; however, this password is not required to extract the data. Cleartext is used for a user password.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144972/PSFTP… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541518/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-0… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2017-11-10 00:00
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