Is CVE-2011-0762 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-0762 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0762?

CVE-2011-0762 has a CVSS score of 4 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2011-0762?

Patch guidance is available from vsftpd project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2011-0762.

CVE-2011-0762 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2011-0762?

19 products: vsftpd project vsftpd, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 14 more.

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

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: single
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-400

Metadata

Primary Vendor: VSFTPD_PROJECT
Published: 3/2/2011
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

vsftpd_project : vsftpdcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoradebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_server

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD