Description
The glob implementation in Pure-FTPd before 1.0.32, and in libc in NetBSD 5.1, does not properly expand expressions containing curly brackets, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted FTP STAT command.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.28Patch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28&f=hPatch
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8228
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:094
- http://www.pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd/news
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47671Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1273Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704283
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.28Patch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28&f=hPatch
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97Exploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8228
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:094
- http://www.pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd/news
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47671Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1273Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704283
Timeline
- Published
- May 24, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified