CVE-2005-2599

Description

Hummingbird FTP for Connectivity 10.0 uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) to store the user's password in the FTP profile, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.32%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-08/0219.html	vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14559	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/18734	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16430	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21811	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2599?: CVE-2005-2599 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2599?: To fix CVE-2005-2599, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2599 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2599 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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