CVE-2007-6740

Published: Oct 19, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-264

NVD MITRE

4.0CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

pyftpdlib g.rodola

Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

n/a n/a

pyftpdlib PyPI OSS Libraries

g.rodolaoss-projectOSS Librariesaka pyftpdlib

pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=25

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=37

code.google.com

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Timeline

Published

Oct 19, 2010

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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