CVE-2015-5917
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
The glob implementation in tnftpd (formerly lukemftpd), as used in Apple OS X before 10.11, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and daemon outage) via a STAT command containing a crafted pattern, as demonstrated by multiple instances of the {..,..,..}/* substring.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | 10.10.5 | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| netbsd | tnftpd | | |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013040082
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBK4QYkUm10
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2013040082
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBK4QYkUm10
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.