CVE-2007-5962

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

12.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2008-05-22 13:09 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:47 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 12.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2008-05-22 13:09 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:47 UTC

Exploit probability

12.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-399

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0
• Redhat Fedora 6
• Redhat Fedora 7
• Redhat Fedora 8
• Foresight Linux Appliances
• Rpath Appliance Platform Agent

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.1

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

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