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CVE-2011-0762

Published: Mar 2, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-400
NVD MITRE
4.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
73.3%
Top 0.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

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 FTP sessions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
vsftpdvsftpd project
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
vsftpd projectoss-projectOperating Systemsaka vsftpd
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://www.debian.org/security/dsa-2305/
debian.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2189
cve.mitre.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0762
cve.mitre.org
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Timeline

Published
Mar 2, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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