CVE-2014-0605
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in the rftpcom.dll ActiveX control in Attachmate Reflection FTP Client before 14.1.429 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors to the SaveSettings method.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA directory traversal vulnerability exists in the rftpcom.dll ActiveX control component of Attachmate Reflection FTP Client versions prior to 14.1.429. The vulnerability resides in the SaveSettings method, which fails to properly sanitize path traversal sequences, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files to the filesystem and achieve remote code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 14.1.420CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Attachmate Reflection FTP Client is installedCheck the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named Attachmate Reflection FTP Client, or check Program Files for the Attachmate installation folder.Affected if The product is found in the registry or filesystem.
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Determine the installed version numberLocate the registry entry or the main executable (typically ReflectionFTP.exe) and retrieve its FileVersion property through right-click Properties in Windows Explorer.Affected if The reported version is 14.1.420 or lower.
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Confirm the vulnerable ActiveX component existsSearch for the file rftpcom.dll on the system, typically located in the Reflection installation directory under a bin or system folder.Affected if rftpcom.dll is present on the system.
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Verify the ActiveX control is registeredCheck the Windows registry under HKCR\CLSID for the CLSID associated with rftpcom.dll, or examine IE add-ons for the Reflection FTP Client ActiveX control.Affected if The ActiveX control is registered and enabled in Internet Explorer or as a COM component.
A user is affected if Attachmate Reflection FTP Client version 14.1.420 or lower is installed and the rftpcom.dll ActiveX control is present and registered on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Attachmate Reflection FTP Client to version 14.1.429 or later to patch the vulnerable ActiveX control. If immediate patching is not feasible, disable the ActiveX control in Internet Explorer and restrict browser access to untrusted sites.
14.1.429
- Obtain Attachmate Reflection FTP Client version 14.1.429 or later from the official Attachmate/Micro Focus vendor website
- Uninstall the current version of Reflection FTP Client (version 14.1.420 or earlier)
- Install the updated version (14.1.429 or later)
- Restart the application and verify the rftpcom.dll ActiveX control is updated
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0605 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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