FTP backend for Duplicity Discloses Passwords to Process Listing
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.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | duplicity | < 0.4.9 | 0.4.9 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5201
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=293081
- https://gitlab.com/duplicity/duplicity
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080118045107/https://duplicity.nongnu.org/CHANGELOG
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228164800/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27771
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00356.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00445.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=442840
- https://pypi.org/project/duplicity
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
duplicity- Disclosed
- 01.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-633 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: duplicity
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