Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-0256
CVE-2005-0256
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.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/14411nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18210nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19561nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271nvdVendor Advisory
- ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txtnvd
- itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.donvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.osvdb.org/14203nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762nvd
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