CVE-2005-0517 — PeerFTP_5 stores sensitive information such as passwords in plaintext in the PeerFTP.ini files, which allows local users to gain privileges

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PeerFTP_5 stores sensitive information such as passwords in plaintext in the PeerFTP.ini files, which allows local users to gain privileges

Published Feb 23, 2005

2.1

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.62%

Description

PeerFTP_5 stores sensitive information such as passwords in plaintext in the PeerFTP.ini files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.62% 0.00620

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00620

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.62% (0.00620)	47.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.62% (0.00620)	44.82th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.18% (0.00182)	37.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	0.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	0.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.76% (0.01761)	76.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.76% (0.01761)	76.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.76% (0.01761)	74.44th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.76% (0.01761)	53.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

http://securitytracker.com/id?1013263
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013263		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 23, 2005

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 23, 2005

Link CVE-2005-0517

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-0517

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-0517