CVE-2007-5962
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-5962 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-05-22 13:09:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Memory leak in a certain Red Hat patch, applied to vsftpd 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Fedora 6 through 8, and on Foresight Linux and rPath appliances, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of CWD commands, as demonstrated by an attack on a daemon with the deny_file configuration option. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Foresight Linux | Appliances | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora | 8 | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Rpath | Appliance Platform Agent | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - vsftpd Memory Leak in 'deny_file' Option Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| oss-security - vsftpd CVE-2007-5962 (Red Hat / Fedora specific) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Red Hat update for vsftpd - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0185 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wiki.rpath.com | |
| vsftpd 2.0.5 (CWD) Remote Memory Consumption Exploit (post auth) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| Fedora update for vsftpd - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: vsftpd-2.0.6-4.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: vsftpd-2.0.5-20.fc8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| vsftpd FTP Server 'deny_file' Option Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| oss-security - Re: vsftpd CVE-2007-5962 (Red Hat / Fedora specific) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| oss-security - Re: vsftpd CVE-2007-5962 (Red Hat / Fedora specific) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Bug 397011 – CVE-2007-5962 vsftpd: memory leak when deny_file option is set | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: vsftpd-2.0.5-17.fc7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Patch |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2007-5962 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.