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.

CVSS v2.0

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

5.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 92th percentile

Published

2005-02-25

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/842

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2005-0254
• CVE-2005-0260
• CVE-2005-0253
• CVE-2005-0262
• CVE-2005-0252
• CVE-2005-0263