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CVE-2005-0256 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt	CVE
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/14411	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18210	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19561	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities	CVE	Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/14203	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271	CVE	Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt	[email protected]
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/14411	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18210	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19561	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/14203	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
washington university wu-ftpd	2.6.1 2.6.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 6, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]