# CVE-2010-4754: The glob implementation in libc in FreeBSD 7.3 and 8.1, NetBSD 5.0.2, and OpenBSD 4.7, and Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8, allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-03-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The glob implementation in libc in FreeBSD 7.3 and 8.1, NetBSD 5.0.2, and OpenBSD 4.7, and Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
- http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
- http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.c
- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2010-008.txt.asc
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8116
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.18.10.1
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.3#rev1.30.12.1

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