Description
ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges by reading wtmp, e.g. via the last command.
Published: 2001-09-12
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1456 ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges by reading wtmp, e.g. via the last command.
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Proftpd Project Proftpd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.455Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1475

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-11-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1475

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