FTP protocol PASV design flaw affects konqueror
Published Mar 21, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.78%
Description
The FTP protocol implementation in Konqueror 3.5.5 allows remote servers to force the client to connect to other servers, perform a proxied port scan, or obtain sensitive information by specifying an alternate server address in an FTP PASV response.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0909
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kdelibs-6:3.5.4-13.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0909
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0909 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdelibs-6:3.5.4-13.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0909 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03778) | 89.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03778) | 88.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 8.74% (0.08742) | 92.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.46% (0.10455) | 92.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.45% (0.14454) | 90.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 10.46% (0.10455) | 92.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.32% (0.12321) | 93.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.98% (0.04981) | 92.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.96% (0.02964) | 91.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 2.36% (0.02361) | 89.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 2.65% (0.02650) | 89.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 3.81% (0.03805) | 90.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 4.21% (0.04207) | 91.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.18% (0.04183) | 90.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://bindshell.net/papers/ftppasv/ftp-client-pasv-manipulation.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24889 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27108 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017801 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070326-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:072 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0909.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23091 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-447-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1076 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1564 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=233592 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1201 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1564
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10646 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1564
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