CVE-2008-7264

Improper input validation in pyftpdlib

4.0 MediumFix available

The ftp_QUIT function in ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion and daemon outage) by sending a QUIT command during a disallowed data-transfer attempt.

Exploit likelihood

1.35%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.0

Record: CVE-2008-7264
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-7264
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-0024 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-0024
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p2c-fghc-9hj4 5.3

Improper input validation in pyftpdlib

Record: GHSA-8p2c-fghc-9hj4
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-8p2c-fghc-9hj4 5.3

Improper input validation in pyftpdlib

Record: GHSA-8p2c-fghc-9hj4
CVSS 4.0: 5.3 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2010-6 No score

Record: PYSEC-2010-6
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

g.rodola pyftpdlib

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pyftpdlib` PyPI	before 0.5.0	0.5.0
`pyftpdlib` PyPI	before 0.5.0, plus listed versions 0.2.00.3.00.4.0	0.5.0

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-7264 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in G.rodola Pyftpdlib, published October 19, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in pyftpdlib 0.5.0.