CVE-2005-2599

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Published Aug 17, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Hummingbird FTP for Connectivity 10.0 uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) to store the user's password in the FTP profile, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hummingbird:connectivity:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2600	Hummingbird FTP for Connectivity 10.0 uses weak encryption (trivial encoding) to store the user's password in the FTP profile, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.141% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-08/0219.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16430
http://www.osvdb.org/18734
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14559
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21811

History

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Subscriptions

Hummingbird Connectivity

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 17, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved: Aug 17, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 17, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

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