CVE-2005-0256
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 25, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 9, 2005
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- DSA-705vendor-advisory
- 18210third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1762vdb-entrysignature
- ADV-2006-1271vdb-entry
- ADV-2005-0588vdb-entry
- 57795vendor-advisory
- 14411third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1265vdb-entrysignature
- HPSBUX02110vendor-advisory
- 101699vendor-advisory
- 19561third-party-advisory
- 20050225 WU-FTPD File Globbing Denial of Service Vulnerabilitythird-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1333vdb-entrysignature
- 14203vdb-entry
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