id: PYSEC-2010-21
details: FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 does not increment the attempted_logins
  count for a USER command that specifies an invalid username, which makes it easier
  for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
affected:
- package:
    name: pyftpdlib
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/pyftpdlib
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - fixed: 0.2.0
references:
- type: WEB
  url: http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=20
- type: WEB
  url: http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
- type: WEB
  url: http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=23
- type: WEB
  url: http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn23&r=23&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/FTPServer.py
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9x66-ghqx-8g5r
aliases:
- CVE-2007-6737
- GHSA-9x66-ghqx-8g5r
modified: "2010-10-20T04:00:00Z"
published: "2010-10-19T20:00:00Z"