CVE-2007-6740

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Published Oct 19, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The ftp_STOU function in FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 does not limit the number of attempts to discover a unique filename, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a STOU command.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-0020	The ftp_STOU function in FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 does not limit the number of attempts to discover a unique filename, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a STOU command.
Github GHSA	GHSA-cx59-cp6c-9fr8	pyftpdlib vulnerable to allocation of resources without limits

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.748% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=25
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=37
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn37&r=37&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/FTPServer.py

History

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Subscriptions

G.rodola Pyftpdlib

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:20 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 19, 2010, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:20 AM
Reserved: Oct 19, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 19, 2010, 8:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

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