CVE-2011-0418

Exp

The glob implementation in Pure-FTPd before 1.0.32, and in libc in NetBSD 5.1, does not properly expand expressions containing curly brackets, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted FTP STAT command.

Published: 2011-05-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0418 is rated Exploit Available (58.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.26%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-0418

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24450 exploit_db edb 2013-02-05 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0418

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 12.28% 7.26% -5.03%
2 2026-04-09 13.78% 12.28% -1.50%
3 2026-01-31 13.78%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0418

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0418

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0418

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2011-0418 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (pure-ftpd), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0418
gentoo normal CVE-2011-0418: 1 GLSA(s) (201110-25), 1 atom(s) (net-ftp/pure-ftpd); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-0418
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-0418 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (pure-ftpd), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 5, not-affected 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0418

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0418

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pureftpd pure-ftpd <= 1.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.95 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.95-pre1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.95-pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.95-pre2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.95-pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.95-pre3 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.95-pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.95-pre4 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.95-pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.95.1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.95.2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.95.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.96.1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.96.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.96pre1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.96pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97-final cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.3 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.4 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.5 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.6 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.7 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.7pre1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.7pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.7pre2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.7pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97.7pre3 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97.7pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97pre1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97pre2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97pre3 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97pre4 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.97pre5 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.97pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98-final cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98.1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98.2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98.2a cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98.3 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98.4 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98.5 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98.6 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98.7 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98pre1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.98pre2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.98pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99.1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99.1a cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99.1b cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99.2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99.2a cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99.3 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99.4 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99.9 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99a cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99b cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99pre1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 0.99pre2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:0.99pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.13a cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.13a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.16a cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.16a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.16b cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.16b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.16c cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.16c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.17a cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.17a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pureftpd pure-ftpd 1.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:pureftpd:pure-ftpd:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0418

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