# CVE-2011-0762: 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 c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2011-03-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055882.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133226187115472&w=2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=622741
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055881.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0639
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0668
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516748/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8109
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0547
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16270
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65873
- http://cxib.net/stuff/vspoc232.c
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:049
- ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-2.3.4/Changelog
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0713
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055957.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1098-1
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/590604
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025186
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46617
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/95
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0337.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16270
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/ftp/vsftpd_232.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/network/cves/2011/CVE-2011-0762.yaml
- https://github.com/s3mPr1linux/CVE-2011-0762

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