wu-ftpd ls -W memory exhaustion

The FTP server does not filter arguments to the ls command. It is possible to consume all available memory on the machine by sending ls '-w 1000000 -C' See http://www.guninski.com/binls.html OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: wuftpdlsDoS.nasl 6053 2017-05-01 09:02:51Z teissa $ Description: wu-ftpd l...

DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0854

ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -w value, which can be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd...

DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0853

An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a large -w value, which could be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, such as wu-ftpd...