CVE-2010-4755

openssh: remote DoS in sftp via crafted glob expressions

Published Mar 2, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 7.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The (1) remote_glob function in sftp-glob.c and the (2) process_put function in sftp.c in OpenSSH 5.8 and earlier, as used in FreeBSD 7.3 and 8.1, NetBSD 5.0.2, OpenBSD 4.7, and other products, allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in SSH_FXP_STAT requests to an sftp daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4720 The (1) remote_glob function in sftp-glob.c and the (2) process_put function in sftp.c in OpenSSH 5.8 and earlier, as used in FreeBSD 7.3 and 8.1, NetBSD 5.0.2, OpenBSD 4.7, and other products, allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted glob expressions that do not match any pathnames, as demonstrated by glob expressions in SSH_FXP_STAT requests to an sftp daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Mar 2, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2011, 8:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:25 PM
Severity
Public date
Jan 3, 2011, 12:00 AM