CVE-2007-6740 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2010-10-19

Score: 4.0 Medium

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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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

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

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00513.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:20:25.031Z

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

Link: CVE-2007-6740

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-10-19T20:00:02.360

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

Link: CVE-2007-6740

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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