Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI, which allows local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to FTP servers, as possibly demonstrated by the W32.Gudeb worm.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-4061 Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI, which allows local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to FTP servers, as possibly demonstrated by the W32.Gudeb worm.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:31:48.951Z

Reserved: 2005-12-07T05:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4066

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-12-07T11:03:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-4066

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