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CVE-2005-0256

Published: Feb 25, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.2%
Top 8.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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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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

washington university
aka wu-ftpd
wu-ftpdOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt
ftp.sco.com
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
itrc.hp.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/14411
secunia.com
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