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CVE-2003-0466

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 Published: 2003-08-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in BSD, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated in wu-ftpd 2.5.0 through 2.6.2 via commands that cause pathnames of length MAXPATHLEN+1 to trigger a buffer overflow, including (1) STOR, (2) RETR, (3) APPE, (4) DELE, (5) MKD, (6) RMD, (7) STOU, or (8) RNTO.

Affected Platforms

Sun SolarisFreebsd FreebsdNetbsd NetbsdRedhat Wu FtpdApple Mac Os XWuftpd Wu-FtpdOpenbsd OpenbsdApple Mac Os X Server

Weakness Type

CWE-193

References