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CVE-2005-0256

CVE-2005-0256

EPSS 5.2%
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
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public PoCs found — 1
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References
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txthttp://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342http://secunia.com/advisories/14411http://secunia.com/advisories/18210http://secunia.com/advisories/19561https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities