CVE-2005-0256

Published Feb 25, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 5.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Feb 9, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:10 PM