Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4754
CVE-2010-4754
Description
The glob implementation in libc in FreeBSD 7.3 and 8.1, NetBSD 5.0.2, and OpenBSD 4.7, and Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8, allows 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 STAT commands to an FTP daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2632.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.6.7
- (no CPE)range: <10.6.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.3nvdPatch
- cvsweb.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.cnvdPatch
- cxib.net/stuff/glob-0day.cnvdExploit
- securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/89nvdExploit
- securityreason.com/exploitalert/9223nvdExploit
- ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2010-008.txt.ascnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8116nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4723nvd
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