Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0185
CVE-2004-0185
Description
Buffer overflow in the skey_challenge function in ftpd.c for wu-ftp daemon (wu-ftpd) 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a s/key (SKEY) request with a long name.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/patches/apply_to_2.6.2/skeychallenge.patchnvdPatch
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-457nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-096.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6X00Q1P8KC.htmlnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- unixpunx.org/txt/exploits_archive/packetstorm/0310-advisories/wuftpd-skey.txtnvdURL Repurposed
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8893nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13518nvd
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