Resource exhaustion in Vsftpd_project Vsftpd
CVE-2011-0762
The vsf_filename_passes_filter function in ls.c in vsftpd before 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and process slot exhaustion) via crafted glob expressions in STAT commands in multiple F…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.453 (97.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Vsftpd_project Vsftpd
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 9.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 13, 14, 15
- Opensuse — versions 11.2, 11.3, 11.4
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 9, 10, 11
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- FEDORA-2011-2590 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- HPSBMU02752 (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- SUSE-SR:2011:009 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- FEDORA-2011-2615 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- ADV-2011-0639 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- ADV-2011-0668 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- DSA-2305 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 20110301 vsftpd 2.3.2 remote denial-of-service (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- 8109 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0762?
- CVE-2011-0762 is a vulnerability in Vsftpd_project Vsftpd, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. Published 2011-03-02.
- Is CVE-2011-0762 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.