The glob implementation in libc in FreeBSD 7.3 and 8.1, NetBSD 5.0.2, and OpenBSD 4.7, and Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632
Published Mar 2, 2011
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.48%
Description
The glob implementation in libc in FreeBSD 7.3 and 8.1, NetBSD 5.0.2, and OpenBSD 4.7, and Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01478) | 72.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01478) | 70.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.83% (0.01826) | 81.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 83.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01128) | 84.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01128) | 82.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 73.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 52.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.3#rev1.30.12.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.18.10.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.c x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2010-008.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit
- http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8116 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.3#rev1.30.12.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.18.10.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.c | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2010-008.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8116 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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