CVE-2015-5917 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the tnftpd daemon on macOS via a crafted STAT command, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5917?
CVE-2015-5917 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5917?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbsd Tnftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-5917 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5917 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6x4-phh7-f9mr.