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FTP backend for Duplicity Discloses Passwords to Process Listing
CVE-2007-5201 · GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85
- Affected
- PyPI duplicity < 0.4.9
- Fixed in
- 0.4.9· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- 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.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.4.9 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.