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duplicity — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5201

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.

Products
duplicity
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.4.3-2
CVEs
CVE-2007-5201
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 15:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5201

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Oct 2007, 17:17 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5201

duplicity

Fixed versions: 0.4.3-2

duplicity

Fixed versions: 0.4.3-2

duplicity

Fixed versions: 0.4.3-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5201",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5201",
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          "value": "duplicity",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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          }
        ],
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      },
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        "name": {
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        },
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    "severity": "unknown",
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:43.062648143Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5201"
      ]
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2007-5201",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 398523,
  "published_at": "2007-10-04T17:17:00+00:00"
}