CVE-2007-5962

Published: May 22, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.1

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (6)

Products: Redhat: Enterprise Linux, Fedora · Foresight Linux: Appliances · Rpath: Appliance Platform Agent

2 products

Enterprise Linux

Foresight Linux

1 product

1 product

Appliance Platform Agent

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 5.0
Redhat Fedora	Version 6
Redhat Fedora	Version 7
Redhat Fedora	Version 8
Foresight Linux Appliances	All versions
Rpath Appliance Platform Agent	All versions

Related CWEs

References (36)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30341

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/30354

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020079

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0185

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/10

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/12

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/8

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0295.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493167/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29322

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1600

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397011

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42593

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8850

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5814

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00681.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00691.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00699.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/30341

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/30354

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020079

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0185

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/10

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/12

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0295.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493167/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29322

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1600

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397011

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42593

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8850

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5814

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00681.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00691.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00699.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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