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CVE-2007-6740
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…
Medium4.0EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIpyftpdlibGHSA-cx59-cp6c-9fr8 (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn37&r=37&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/FTPServer.py (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=37 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=25 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cx59-cp6c-9fr8 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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