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

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.