CVE-1999-1078

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 1999-07-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

WS_FTP Pro 6.0 uses weak encryption for passwords in its initialization files, which allows remote attackers to easily decrypt the passwords and gain privileges.

Affected products

Ipswitch Ws Ftp Pro: 6.0

References

http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9907&L=ntbugtraq&D=0&P=10370&F=P
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/547
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9907&L=ntbugtraq&D=0&P=10370&F=P
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/547

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