Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5201
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
duplicityPyPI | < 0.4.9 | 0.4.9 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/28917nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27771nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5201ghsaADVISORY
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00356.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00445.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- duplicity.nongnu.org/CHANGELOGnvdBroken Link
- osvdb.org/42339nvdBroken Link
- web.archive.org/web/20080118045107/https://duplicity.nongnu.org/CHANGELOGghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200228164800/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27771ghsaWEB
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