# CVE-2007-5201: 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 t

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-633, GHSA-WXCW-RQXC-HJ85
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.4.9
- Published: 2007-10-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- duplicity (PyPI): fixed in 0.4.9

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, duplicity, upgrade to a fixed version (0.4.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=442840
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27771
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00356.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=293081
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28917
- http://duplicity.nongnu.org/CHANGELOG
- http://osvdb.org/42339
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00445.html

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