CVE-2007-5201 describes a vulnerability in Duplicity before version 0.4.9, where its FTP backend transmits the password as a command-line argument when invoking ncftp. This flaw allows local attackers to potentially expose sensitive credentials by listing process arguments. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability is of moderate severity, requiring local access for exploitation, and could lead to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:duplicity_project:duplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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