FreeBSD Ports: wu-ftpd

The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory. VID ef410571-a541-11d9-a788-0001020eed82 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $ Description: Auto generated from vuxml or freebsd advisories Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2008 E-Soft Inc...

CVE-2005-0256

CVE-2005-0256 affects wu-ftpd 2.6.1/2.6.2, where the wu_fnmatch function can trigger excessive recursion on glob patterns with many * characters, causing a denial-of-service (CPU exhaustion). The issue arises from the wildcard handling in wu_fnmatch.c, exploitable via the dir command as described...

CVE-2005-0256: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The wufnmatch function in wufnmatch.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...