VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.21%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.21% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- washington university/wu-ftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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/14411Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18210Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19561Vendor Advisory
- 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-705Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilitiesExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/14203
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271Vendor Advisory
- 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/14411Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18210Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19561Vendor Advisory
- 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-705Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilitiesExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/14203
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.