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CVE-2011-0762

Published: Mar 2, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-400
4.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
73.9%
Top 0.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

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.

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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

vsftpd project
oss-projectaka vsftpd
vsftpdOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055882.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133226187115472&w=2
marc.info
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org
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