5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-0256
Wu-ftpd Glob Pattern Denial of Service Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0256 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Washington_university wu-ftpd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-0256.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
http://secunia.com/advisories/14411 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18210 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19561 Vendor Advisory
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/14203
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271 Vendor Advisory
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
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
http://secunia.com/advisories/14411 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18210 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19561 Vendor Advisory
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/14203
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271 Vendor Advisory
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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0256 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0256 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1265 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1762 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1333 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.18 }} 1.18%

score

0.93398

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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