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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | duplicity | 0.4.3-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | duplicity | 0.4.3-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | duplicity | 0.4.3-2 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | duplicity | < 0.4.9 | 0.4.9 | GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=442840
- 27771 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-1521 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=293081
- 28917 third-party-advisory
- http://duplicity.nongnu.org/CHANGELOG
- 42339 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-1584 vendor-advisory