GHSA-9x66-ghqx-8g5r

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GHSA-9x66-ghqx-8g5r

Summary: Improper Authentication in pyftpdlib

Details: FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 does not increment the attempted_logins count for a USER command that specifies an invalid username, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6737, https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/20, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9x66-ghqx-8g5r, https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib, https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-21.yaml, http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=20, http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY, http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=23, http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn23&r=23&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/FTPServer.py