[NT] Cerberus FTP Server Stores Password in the Clear

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Date: 05/18/03

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      Cerberus FTP Server Stores Password in the Clear
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    SUMMARY

     <http://www.greenepa.net/~averett/cerberus.htm> Cerberus FTP Server
    "provides powerful, multithreaded FTP server performance without
    sacrificing ease-of-use". The product has been found to store all
    usernames and passwords in the file \Program Files\cerberus\users.pro in
    clear text. If a malicious user were to gain access to this file, they
    would have a list of all usernames and their associated passwords.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable systems:
     * Cerberus FTP Server version 2.1

    Vendor status:
    Vendor has been informed, no response has been received.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:vulncode@yahoo.com> code
    code.

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