CVE-2015-5917 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple OS X EL Capitan V10.11

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple OS X EL Capitan V10.11
Timeline
PublishedOct 9
Latest updateMay 17

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-x6x4-phh7-f9mr: The glob implementation in tnftpd (formerly lukemftpd), as used in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2015-5917: OS X El Capitan v10.11↗
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