CVE-2009-5010
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') in pyftpdlib
Race condition in the FTPHandler class in ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by establishing and then immediately closing a TCP connection, leading to the accept function having an unexpected return value of None, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3494.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in the FTPHandler class in ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by establishing and then immediately closing a TCP connection, leading to the accept function having an unexpected return value of None, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3494.
- Record
CVE-2009-5010- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in the FTPHandler class in ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by establishing and then immediately closing a TCP connection, leading to the accept function having an unexpected return value of None, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3494.
- Record
CVE-2009-5010- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0025 No score
Race condition in the FTPHandler class in ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by establishing and then immediately closing a TCP connection, leading to the accept function having an unexpected return value of None, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3494.
- Record
EUVD-2010-0025- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mpg6-rgp4-35rr
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') in pyftpdlib
Race condition in the FTPHandler class in ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by establishing and then immediately closing a TCP connection, leading to the accept function having an unexpected return value of None, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3494.
- Record
GHSA-mpg6-rgp4-35rr- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mpg6-rgp4-35rr
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') in pyftpdlib
Race condition in the FTPHandler class in ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by establishing and then immediately closing a TCP connection, leading to the accept function having an unexpected return value of None, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3494.
- Record
GHSA-mpg6-rgp4-35rr- CVSS 4.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2010-7 No score
Race condition in the FTPHandler class in ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) by establishing and then immediately closing a TCP connection, leading to the accept function having an unexpected return value of None, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3494.
- Record
PYSEC-2010-7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-5010 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) 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 1.36%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in pyftpdlib 0.5.1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/11/2
code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=91
bugs.launchpad.net/zodb/+bug/135108
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bugs.python.org/issue6706
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5010
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-7.yaml