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CVE-2011-0762: canonical ubuntu_linux Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 4.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2011:0337DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0762DSA-2305-1
Published 02-03-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0762 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 73.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
73.95%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits5reference, exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 02-03-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

73.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 73.95% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
73.95%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

5 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityreason.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityreason.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Show all 5 exploits
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    vsftpd 2.3.2 - Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteUnverified

    VSFTPD 2.3.2 and Earlier STAT Denial of Service

    auxiliary/dos/ftp/vsftpd_232

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • vsftpd< 2.3.2-3+squeeze2 | < 2.0.7-1+lenny1 | < 2.3.4-1
  • debian_linuxEOL5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0
Redhat2 products
  • vsftpd< 0:2.0.1-9.el4 | < 0:2.0.5-16.el5_6.1 | < 0:2.2.2-6.el6_0.1
  • vsftpd-debuginfo< 0:2.0.1-9.el4 | < 0:2.0.5-16.el5_6.1 | < 0:2.2.2-6.el6_0.1
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Opensuse1 product
Suse1 product
Vsftpd_project1 product

7 vendors · 9 products

References

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