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CVE-2005-0256

Published: Feb 25, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
5.2%
Top 8.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
wu-ftpdwashington university
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
n/an/a
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
washington universityNetworking Infrastructureaka wu-ftpd

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.debian.org/security/dsa-705/
debian.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0256
cve.mitre.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0854
cve.mitre.org
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Timeline

Published
Feb 25, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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