CVE-2002-2417

critical

Description

acFTP 1.4 does not properly handle when an invalid password is provided by the user during authentication, which allows remote attackers to hide or misrepresent certain activity from log files and possibly gain privileges.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/300929

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10681.php

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3334

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0088.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H