CVE-2007-5201

Description

The FTP backend for Duplicity before 0.4.9 sends the password as a command line argument when calling ncftp, which might allow local users to read the password by listing the process and its arguments.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=442840 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27771 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00356.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=293081 issue tracking third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28917 third party advisory
http://duplicity.nongnu.org/CHANGELOG broken link
http://osvdb.org/42339 vdb entry broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00445.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5201?
CVE-2007-5201 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5201?
To fix CVE-2007-5201, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5201 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5201 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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