High severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-6740

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pyftpdlibPyPI	< 0.2.0	0.2.0

Affected products

G.rodola/Pyftpdlib2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.1.1
- cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghsa-coords
pkg:pypi/pyftpdlib
Range: < 0.2.0

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-cx59-cp6c-9fr8ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6740ghsaADVISORY
code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detailnvdWEB
code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORYnvdWEB
code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detailnvdWEB
code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diffnvdWEB
github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/25ghsaWEB
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-24.yamlghsaWEB

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