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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-5669 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85 FTP backend for Duplicity Discloses Passwords to Process Listing
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:24:42.430Z

Reserved: 2007-10-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-5201

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-10-04T17:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-5201

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