Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0419
CVE-2011-0419
Description
Stack consumption vulnerability in the fnmatch implementation in apr_fnmatch.c in the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library before 1.4.3 and the Apache HTTP Server before 2.2.18, and in fnmatch.c in libc in NetBSD 5.1, OpenBSD 4.8, FreeBSD, Apple Mac OS X 10.6, Oracle Solaris 10, and Android, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via *? sequences in the first argument, as demonstrated by attacks against mod_autoindex in httpd.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.0.0,<=2.0.65
- (no CPE)range: <2.2.18
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =10.6
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:-:*:*:*
- Range: <1.4.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
58- cxib.net/stuff/apache.fnmatch.phpsnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- svn.apache.org/viewvc/apr/apr/branches/1.4.x/strings/apr_fnmatch.cnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- svn.apache.org/viewvcnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.apache.org/dist/apr/Announcement1.x.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.2.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/98nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8246nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/fnmatch.cnvdThird Party Advisory
- cxib.net/stuff/apr_fnmatch.txtsnvdThird Party Advisory
- httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00011.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/44490nvdNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/44564nvdNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/44574nvdNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5002nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2237nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg23960.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg23961.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.mail-archive.com/dev%40apr.apache.org/msg23976.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2013-1899826.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0507.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0897.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r064df0985779b7ee044d3120d71ba59750427cf53f57ba3384e3773f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d201e3da31a2c8aa870c8314623caef7debd74a13d0f25205e26f15%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r688df6f16f141e966a0a47f817e559312b3da27886f59116a94b273d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/re2e23465bbdb17ffe109d21b4f192e6b58221cd7aa8797d530b4cd75%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3EnvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14638nvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14804nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.htmlnvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/48308nvdNot Applicable
- www.apache.org/dist/apr/CHANGES-APR-1.4nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/lib/libc/gen/fnmatch.cnvdBroken Link
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