CVE-2003-0466

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductWuftpd Wu-ftpd
PublishedAug 27, 2003
First seenAug 27, 2003

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
wuftpd wu-ftpd2.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.6.2—
redhat wu_ftpd2.6.1-16—
apple mac_os_x10.2.6—
apple mac_os_x_server10.2.6—
freebsd freebsd4.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.0—
netbsd netbsd1.5 ≤ v ≤ 1.6.1—
openbsd openbsd2.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.3—
sun solaris9.0—

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