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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52146
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: wu-ftpd
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

wu-ftpd, wu-ftpd+ipv6

CVE-2005-0256
The wu_fnmatch function in wu_fnmatch.c for wu-fptd 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 copmmand.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0256
Debian Security Information: DSA-705 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-705
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02110
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00637342
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT061110
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=207&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.osvdb.org/14203
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1265
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1333
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1762
SCO Security Bulletin: SCOSA-2005.63
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.63/SCOSA-2005.63.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/14411
http://secunia.com/advisories/18210
http://secunia.com/advisories/19561
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101699-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57795-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0588
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1271
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