{
    "id": "CVE-2007-5962",
    "published": "2008-05-22 13:09:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:47:08",
    "cvss_score": "7.1",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-399",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.12061",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96028",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "foresight_linux",
            "product": "appliances"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "fedora"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "rpath",
            "product": "appliance_platform_agent"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "5814",
            "title": "vsftpd 2.0.5 - 'CWD' (Authenticated) Remote Memory Consumption",
            "date": "2008-06-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5814"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31818",
            "title": "vsftpd 2.0.5 - 'deny_file' Option Remote Denial of Service (1)",
            "date": "2008-05-21",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31818"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31819",
            "title": "vsftpd 2.0.5 - 'deny_file' Option Remote Denial of Service (2)",
            "date": "2008-05-21",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31819"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30341",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30354",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020079",
        "http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0185",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/10",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/12",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/8",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0295.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493167/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29322",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1600",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397011",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42593",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8850",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5814",
        "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00681.html",
        "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00691.html",
        "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00699.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30341",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/30354",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020079",
        "http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0185",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/10",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/12",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/8"
    ]
}