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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 r

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Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-842

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 16

debian.org

secunia.com

oval.cisecurity.org

vupen.com

sunsolve.sun.com

itrc.hp.com

ftp.sco.com

idefense.com

osvdb.org

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