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    CVE-2005-0256

    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.

    Published:Feb 25, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Feb 25, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.26554
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Washington University
    Product
    Wu-ftpd

    Exploits

    http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilitieshttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilitieshttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/842

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2004-0148 (CVSS 7.2) — wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, with the restricted-gid option enabled, allows local users to bypass access restric…
    CVE-2004-0185 (CVSS 10) — Buffer overflow in the skey_challenge function in ftpd.c for wu-ftp daemon (wu-ftpd) 2.6.2 allows remote attac…
    CVE-2003-1327 (CVSS 9.3) — Buffer overflow in the SockPrintf function in wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, when compiled with MAIL_ADMIN option …
    CVE-2003-0854 (CVSS 2.1) — ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -…
    CVE-2003-0853 (CVSS 5) — An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of se…
    CVE-2003-1329 (CVSS 7.8) — ftpd.c in wu-ftpd 2.6.2, when running on "operating systems that only allow one non-connected socket bound to …
    CVE-2001-0935 (CVSS 7.5) — Vulnerability in wu-ftpd 2.6.0, and possibly earlier versions, which is unrelated to the ftpglob bug described…
    CVE-2001-0550 (CVSS 7.5) — wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CW…
    CVE-2001-0187 (CVSS 10) — Format string vulnerability in wu-ftp 2.6.1 and earlier, when running with debug mode enabled, allows remote a…
    CVE-2000-0574 (CVSS 5) — FTP servers such as OpenBSD ftpd, NetBSD ftpd, ProFTPd and Opieftpd do not properly cleanse untrusted format s…

    References

    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt
    http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
    http://secunia.com/advisories/14411
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18210
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19561
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705
    http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities
    http://www.osvdb.org/14203
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762
    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt
    http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
    http://secunia.com/advisories/14411
    http://secunia.com/advisories/18210
    http://secunia.com/advisories/19561
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705
    http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities
    http://www.osvdb.org/14203
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High