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.
                
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| References | () ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt - | |
| References | () http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/14411 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/18210 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/19561 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1 - | |
| References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1 - | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities - Exploit | |
| References | () http://www.osvdb.org/14203 - | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265 - | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333 - | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762 - | 
Information
                Published : 2005-05-02 04:00
Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03
NVD link : CVE-2005-0256
Mitre link : CVE-2005-0256
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-0256
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                washington_university
- wu-ftpd
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-119
                        
            Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
