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ncftp — security advisory
NcFTP client 3.1.6 and 3.1.7, when the username and password are included in an FTP URL that is provided on the command line, allows local users to obtain sensitive information via "ps aux," which displays the URL in the process list.
- Products
- ncftp
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:3.1.8-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2004-1948
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
NcFTP client 3.1.6 and 3.1.7, when the username and password are included in an FTP URL that is provided on the command line, allows local users to obtain sensitive information via "ps aux," which displays the URL in the process list.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1948
ncftp
Fixed versions: 2:3.1.8-1
ncftp
Fixed versions: 2:3.1.8-1
ncftp
Fixed versions: 2:3.1.8-1
Complete source record
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