CVE-2011-0762

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0762
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-02 20:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-400 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 13 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 14 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 15 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.4 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 All All All
Application Vsftpd Project Vsftpd All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CERT Vulnerability Notes Database af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
JVN#37417423: Multiple vulnerabilities in SolarView Compact af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Third Party Advisory
vsftpd vsf_filename_passes_filter() Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU02752 SSRT100802 rev.1 HP Insight Control Software for Linux (IC-Linux), R' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:049 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
All about me - Maksymilian Arciemowicz - cxib.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cxib.net Broken Link
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: vsftpd-2.3.4-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
vsftpd 2.3.2 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: vsftpd-2.3.4-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: vsftpd-2.3.4-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
vsftpd 2.3.2 remote denial-of-service - SecurityReason.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
USN-1098-1: vsftpd vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-2.3.4/Changelog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vsftpd.beasts.org Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
#622741 - vsftpd: upgrade stable to fix remote DoS (CVE-2011-0762) - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
vsftpd FTP Server 'ls.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2305-1 vsftpd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
vsftpd 2.3.2 remote denial-of-service ( Research Advisory ) - SecurityReason.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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