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CVE-2007-5201

4.6 · MEDIUM

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 argume…

Published Oct 4, 2007duplicity_projectCWE-200EPSS 0.37%

Overview

CVE-2007-5201 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting duplicity_project duplicity. It was published on October 4, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from duplicity_project. Update duplicity to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
duplicity_projectduplicity>= 0, < 0.4.9Affected

References

Refbugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=442840Refduplicity.nongnu.org/CHANGELOGRefosvdb.org/42339Refsecunia.com/advisories/28917Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/27771Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=293081Refwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00356.htmlRefwww.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00445.htmlRefbugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=442840Refduplicity.nongnu.org/CHANGELOG

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-5201?

CVE-2007-5201 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting duplicity_project duplicity. It was published on October 4, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-5201?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-5201?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from duplicity_project. Update duplicity to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-5201?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-5201 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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