Memory leak in a certain Red Hat patch, applied to vsftpd 2.0.5 on Red Hat Enterprise…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12061 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:h:foresight_linux:appliances:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Foresight Linux |
| cpe:2.3:h:rpath:appliance_platform_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Rpath |
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:h:foresight_linux:appliances:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Foresight Linux
- cpe:2.3:h:rpath:appliance_platform_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Rpath
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2008:0295 Released 2008-05-21 · Red Hat rating Lowvsftpd security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5, vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5.i386, vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5, vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0295 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0295 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5962
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67jj-2hgw-486p
References
Exploit 1
Patch 1
Other 7
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0185
- [oss-security] 20080521 Re: vsftpd CVE-2007-5962 (Red Hat / Fedora specific)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397011
- ADV-2008-1600
- [oss-security] 20080521 Re: vsftpd CVE-2007-5962 (Red Hat / Fedora specific)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8850
- [oss-security] 20080521 vsftpd CVE-2007-5962 (Red Hat / Fedora specific)
Sources
- CVE-2007-5962 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5962 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-67jj-2hgw-486p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-5962 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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