CVE-2005-0256

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
02/05/2005
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


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