CVE-2011-0418
The glob implementation in Pure-FTPd before 1.0.32, and in libc in NetBSD 5.1, does not properly...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-0418- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-0418- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0444 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0444- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8vx-5jmv-rgqx No score
The glob implementation in Pure-FTPd before 1.0.32, and in libc in NetBSD 5.1, does not properly...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g8vx-5jmv-rgqx- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-0418- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-0418 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0418- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10318-1 No score
pure-ftpd-1.0.43-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pure-ftpd-1.0.43-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10318-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | FreeBSD 9.1 - 'ftpd' Remote Denial of Service | 2013-02-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0418 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Netbsd, published May 24, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.26%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in pure-ftpd 1.0.32-1.
References
cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1273
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:094
cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.c.diff?r1=1.27&r2=1.28&f=h
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704283
securityfocus.com/bid/47671
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securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/97
securityreason.com/securityalert/8228
pureftpd.org/project/pure-ftpd/news
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0418
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g8vx-5jmv-rgqx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0418
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0411
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0418