CVE-2011-0418
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.073 · 94 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.6–4
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-24450FreeBSD 9.1 - 'ftpd' Remote Denial of ServicePoC · exploit_db
affected products (91)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (27)
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- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.28cnnvd
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28&f=hcnnvd
- http://download.pureftpd.org/pub/pure-ftpd/iOS/Patchcnnvd
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97cnnvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:094cnnvd
- http://www.pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd/newscnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47671cnnvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1273cnnvd
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