CVE-2010-2073

HIGH 7.5CVE-2010-2073 · Published 16/06/2010 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2010-2073 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting pyftpd (debian).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.8%, higher than 78.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pyftpd debian	`= 0.8.4`	No fix yet

Description

auth_db_config.py in Pyftpd 0.8.4 contains hard-coded usernames and passwords for the (1) test, (2) user, and (3) roxon accounts, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the FTP server.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/13/2 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/40839 · Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59431 · Third Party Advisory

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