Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-0256 (CCN-19495)

Assigned:2005-02-25
Published:2005-02-25
Updated:2017-10-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: SCO
Type: UNKNOWN
SCOSA-2005.63

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-0256

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
SSRT061110

Source: CCN
Type: SA14411
WU-FTPD Wildcard Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
14411

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
18210

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
19561

Source: SUNALERT
Type: UNKNOWN
101699

Source: SUNALERT
Type: UNKNOWN
57795

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2006-091
HP-UX wu-ftpd Remote Denial of Service (HPSBUX02110)

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
DSA-705

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-705
wu-ftpd -- missing input sanitising

Source: IDEFENSE
Type: Exploit
20050225 WU-FTPD File Globbing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.25.05
WU-FTPD File Globbing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
14203

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 14203
WU-FTPD wu_fnmatch() Function File Globbing Remote DoS

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2005-0588

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2006-1271

Source: CCN
Type: WU-FTPD Web site
WU-FTPD Development Group

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wuftpd-wufnmatch-asterisk-dos(19495)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1265

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1333

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1762

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:washington_university:wu-ftpd:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1265
    V
    		WU-FTPD "glob-*" Remote DoS Vulnerability (B.11.23)
    2007-10-02
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1333
    V
    		WU-FTPD "glob-*" Remote DoS Vulnerability (B.11.00)
    2007-10-02
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1762
    V
    		WU-FTPD "glob-*" Remote DoS Vulnerability (B.11.11)
    2007-10-02
    oval:org.debian:def:705
    V
    		missing input sanitising
    2005-04-04
    BACK
    washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.1
    washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.2
    washington_university wu-ftpd 2.6.2
    debian debian linux 3.0