CVE-2007-6737 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 does not increment the attempted_logins count for a USER command that specifies an invalid username, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

Published: 2010-10-19

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-0017	FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 does not increment the attempted_logins count for a USER command that specifies an invalid username, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
Github GHSA	GHSA-9x66-ghqx-8g5r	Improper Authentication in pyftpdlib

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00539.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=20
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=23
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn23&r=23&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/FTPServer.py

History

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Subscriptions

G.rodola Pyftpdlib

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-10-19T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:01:07.402Z

Reserved: 2010-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6737

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-10-19T20:00:01.707

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2007-6737

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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