Name: CVE-2015-5917: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-5917, CWE-119, CVSS 5, EPSS 0.01612

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.

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Apple Osx Lukemftpd	—	Upgrade macOS to the latest version	Apr 5, 2017	Oct 9, 2015

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