GuildFTPd 0.9.7 stores user names and passwords in plaintext in the default.usr file…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
GuildFTPd 0.9.7 stores user names and passwords in plaintext in the default.usr file, which allows local users to gain privileges as other FTP users by reading the file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:steve_poulsen:guildftpd:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7 | Vulnerable | Steve Poulsen |
- cpe:2.3:a:steve_poulsen:guildftpd:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·Steve Poulsen
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0768
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phxm-5734-wmwm
References
More Steve Poulsen Guildftpd vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-00638 Guild FTPd allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the FTP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04949 Buffer overflow in GuildFTPd 0.999.13 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00741 Buffer overflow in GuildFTPd Server 0.97 allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a long SITE command. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2003-01167 GuildFTPd 0.999 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a GET… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2001-00738 Directory traversal vulnerability in GuildFTPd 0.9.7 allows attackers to list or read… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2001-00740 Memory leak in GuildFTPd Server 0.97 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-0768 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0768 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phxm-5734-wmwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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