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CVE-2011-0418

The glob implementation in Pure-FTPd before 1.0.32, and in libc in NetBSD 5.1, does not properly expand expressions containing curly brackets, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted FTP STAT command.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-0418 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from pureftpd, from netbsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-05-24T23:55:01.653

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	≤ 1.0.31	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.90	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.91	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.92	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.93	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.94	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.95	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.95-pre1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.95-pre2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.95-pre3	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.95-pre4	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.95.1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.95.2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.96	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.96.1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.96pre1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97-final	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.3	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.4	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.5	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.6	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.7	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.7pre1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.7pre2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97.7pre3	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97pre1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97pre2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97pre3	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97pre4	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.97pre5	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98-final	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98.1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98.2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98.2a	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98.3	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98.4	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98.5	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98.6	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98.7	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98pre1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.98pre2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99.1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99.1a	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99.1b	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99.2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99.2a	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99.3	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99.4	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99.9	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99a	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99b	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99pre1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	0.99pre2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.0	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.1	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.2	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.3	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.4	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.5	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.6	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.7	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.8	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.9	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.10	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.11	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.12	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.13a	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.14	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.15	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.16a	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.16b	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.16c	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.17	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.17a	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.18	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.19	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.20	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.21	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.22	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.24	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.25	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.26	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.27	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.28	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.29	Yes
Application	pureftpd	pure-ftpd	1.0.30	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.1	Yes

References

http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.28 Patch ([email protected])
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28&f=h Patch ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97 Exploit ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8228 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:094 ([email protected])
http://www.pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd/news ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47671 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1273 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704283 ([email protected])
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c#rev1.28 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28&f=h Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8228 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:094 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd/news (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47671 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1273 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704283 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For pureftpd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.