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CVE-2005-0256

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2005-05-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Washington University Wu-Ftpd

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References