Vulnerability Details : 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.

Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Published 2005-05-02 04:00:00

Updated 2017-10-11 01:29:55

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0256

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 6.00%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 92 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-0256

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	nvd@nist.gov
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2005-0256

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-0256

Red Hat 2006-10-23

Not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 shipped with wu-ftpd, however we were unable to reproduce this issue. Additionally, a code analysis showed that attempts to exploit this issue would be caught in the versions we shipped. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=149720

References for CVE-2005-0256

Products affected by CVE-2005-0256

Washington University » Wu-ftpd » Version: 2.6.1
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Washington University » Wu-ftpd » Version: 2.6.2
cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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