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CVE-2005-0256
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 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.2.x |
| washington_university / wu-ftpd | 2.6.1 | 2.6.1.x |
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- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14411
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18210
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19561
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.osvdb.org/14203
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762
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