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Medium
CVE-2005-0256
The wu_fnmatch function in wu_fnmatch.c in wu-ftpd 2.6.1 and 2.6.2...
Vulnerability Description
The wu_fnmatch function in wu_fnmatch.c in wu-ftpd 2.6.1 and 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion by recursion) via a glob pattern with a large number of * (wildcard) characters, as demonstrated using the dir command.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18210
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14411
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19561
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333
- http://www.osvdb.org/14203
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
wu-ftpd
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.1, 2.6.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 25th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.