MEDIUM
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
Published May 24, 2011
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.26%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≤ 1.0.31
- 0.90
- 0.91
- 0.92
- 0.93
- 0.94
- 0.95
- 0.95-pre1
- 0.95-pre2
- 0.95-pre3
- 0.95-pre4
- 0.95.1
- 0.95.2
- 0.96
- 0.96.1
- 0.96pre1
- 0.97-final
- 0.97.1
- 0.97.2
- 0.97.3
- 0.97.4
- 0.97.5
- 0.97.6
- 0.97.7
- 0.97.7pre1
- 0.97.7pre2
- 0.97.7pre3
- 0.97pre1
- 0.97pre2
- 0.97pre3
- 0.97pre4
- 0.97pre5
- 0.98-final
- 0.98.1
- 0.98.2
- 0.98.2a
- 0.98.3
- 0.98.4
- 0.98.5
- 0.98.6
- 0.98.7
- 0.98pre1
- 0.98pre2
- 0.99
- 0.99.1
- 0.99.1a
- 0.99.1b
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.2a
- 0.99.3
- 0.99.4
- 0.99.9
- 0.99a
- 0.99b
- 0.99pre1
- 0.99pre2
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
- 1.0.13a
- 1.0.14
- 1.0.15
- 1.0.16a
- 1.0.16b
- 1.0.16c
- 1.0.17
- 1.0.17a
- 1.0.18
- 1.0.19
- 1.0.20
- 1.0.21
- 1.0.22
- 1.0.24
- 1.0.25
- 1.0.26
- 1.0.27
- 1.0.28
- 1.0.29
- 1.0.30
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.26% 0.07255
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07255
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.26% (0.07255) | 94.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.26% (0.07255) | 93.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 12.28% (0.12281) | 93.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 14.23% (0.14231) | 94.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 15.47% (0.15469) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.68% (0.17680) | 94.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.76% (0.26761) | 94.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.02% (0.17023) | 94.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.01% (0.02007) | 88.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.20% (0.04199) | 92.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.04% (0.04045) | 90.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.66% (0.09659) | 94.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.66% (0.09659) | 93.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.66% (0.09659) | 87.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.28 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28&f=h x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8228 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:094 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd/news x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47671 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1273 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704283 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.28 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28&f=h | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8228 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:094 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd/news | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1273 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704283 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published May 24, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 11, 2011
Link CVE-2011-0418
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a