Unscored severity · published Mar 2, 2011
CVE-2010-4755
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…
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CVSS
7.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.8% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
7.3; 8.1 · source: NVD
NE
Netbsd · Netbsd
5.0.2 · source: NVD
OP
Openbsd · Openbsd
4.7 · source: NVD
OP
Openssh · Openbsd
through 5.8; 1.2; 1.2.1; 1.2.2; 1.2.3; 1.2.27; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4755
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4755
Patch
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ssh/Attic/sftp-glob.c#rev1.13.12.1
Patch
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ssh/Attic/sftp.c#rev1.21.6.1
Exploit
http://cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.c
Vendor Advisory
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2010-008.txt.asc
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223
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