CVE-2015-5917 — The glob implementation in tnftpd (formerly lukemftpd), as used in Apple OS X before 10.11, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon outage) via a STAT command containing a crafted pattern, as demonstrated by multiple instances of the {..,..,..}/* substring

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The glob implementation in tnftpd (formerly lukemftpd), as used in Apple OS X before 10.11, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon outage) via a STAT command containing a crafted pattern, as demonstrated by multiple instances of the {..,..,..}/* substring

Published Oct 9, 2015

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.73%

Description

The glob implementation in tnftpd (formerly lukemftpd), as used in Apple OS X before 10.11, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon outage) via a STAT command containing a crafted pattern, as demonstrated by multiple instances of the {..,..,..}/* substring.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.73% 0.02730

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02730

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	2.73% (0.02730)	85.59th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.73% (0.02730)	84.11th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.44% (0.01444)	79.41th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	3.38% (0.03376)	91.24th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 20, 2023	4.46% (0.04464)	91.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	4.91% (0.04913)	91.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	69.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	44.98th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (6)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013040082
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBK4QYkUm10
x_refsource_MISCExploit

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013040082		x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT205267		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBK4QYkUm10		x_refsource_MISCExploit

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Oct 9, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 6, 2015

Link CVE-2015-5917

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-5917

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-5917