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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-5962 · published 22 May 2008

CVE-2007-5962: Redhat enterprise linux vulnerability

Redhat · Enterprise Linux

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.

7.1 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.0% CWE-399 · CWE-399
7.1CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
36References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by 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.

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

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493167/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29322 Exploit
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
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0295.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493167/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29322 Exploit
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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-5962), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.