CVE-2005-0256

Published: 2 May 2005

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
wu-ftpd Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (2.6.2-20)
	edgy	Released (2.6.2-20)
	feisty	Released (2.6.2-20)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0256
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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