CVE-2015-5917

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5917
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-09 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-12-08 03:11:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.5 All All All
Application Netbsd Tnftpd All All All All
Application Netbsd Tnftpd All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MacOSX 10.10.5 ftpd Resource Exhaustion (APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3) *youtube - CXSecurity.com MISC cxsecurity.com
Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 OS X El Capitan 10.11 APPLE lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.11 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
MacOSX 10.8.3 ftpd DoS 0day - YouTube MISC www.youtube.com Exploit
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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