CVE-2004-1948 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can read FTP credentials from the process list when users pass them via command-line URLs in NcFTP.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2004-1948?

CVE-2004-1948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NcFTP client 3.1.6 and 3.1.7, when the username and password are included in an FTP URL that is provided on the command line, allows local users to obtain sensitive information via "ps aux," which displays the URL in the process list.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1948?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ncftp Software Ncftp.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1948?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2004-1948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1948, GHSA-9ww4-42mh-q457.

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