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CVE-2007-6737

Published: Oct 19, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-287
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 32.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

pyftpdlibg.rodola
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
pyftpdlibPyPIOSS Libraries
g.rodolaoss-projectOSS Librariesaka pyftpdlib
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=20
code.google.com
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
code.google.com
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=23
code.google.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 19, 2010
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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