CVE-2005-0256

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 24.37% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sco.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0256?
CVE-2005-0256 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0256?
To fix CVE-2005-0256, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0256 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-0256 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~24% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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