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TI-2011-00665 Aliases CVE-2011-0762GHSA-jh3r-4mfv-pjv8

The vsf_filename_passes_filter function in ls.c in vsftpd before 2.3.3 allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.73946 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vsftpd_project:vsftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.3.3VulnerableVsftpd Project
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:vsftpd_project:vsftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Vsftpd Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:-:*:*:*10 sp3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:*10 sp4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*11 sp1VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0337 Released 2011-03-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    vsftpd security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_6.1, vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_6.1.i386, vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_6.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4, vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4.i386, vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4, vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4.i386, vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6_0.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6_0.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)Fixed RHSA-2011:0337
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0337
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0337
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0337
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:0337

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0762
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jh3r-4mfv-pjv8

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 16

Other 1

Sources

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