CVE-2005-0256
published 2005-05-02CVE-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…
PriorityP422medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNINAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
5.21%
91.5th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| washington_university | wu-ftpd | — | — |
| washington_university | wu-ftpd | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-52rf-pfj9-676q: The wu_fnmatch function in wu_fnmatch
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-03
CVE-2005-0256 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-52rf-pfj9-676q: The wu_fnmatch function in wu_fnmatch
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.
Red Hat
CVE-2005-0256: The wu_fnmatch function in wu_fnmatch
vendor_redhat·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2005-0256 [MEDIUM] CVE-2005-0256: The wu_fnmatch function in wu_fnmatch
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.
Statement: Not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 shipped with wu-ftpd, however we were unable to reproduce this issue. Additionally, a code analysis showed that attempts to exploit this issue would be caught in the versions we shipped.
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=149720
No detection rules found.
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2005-05-02
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