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.
Software | From | Fixed in |
---|---|---|
washington_university / wu-ftpd | 2.6.1 | 2.6.1.x |
washington_university / wu-ftpd | 2.6.2 | 2.6.2.x |