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CVE-2004-0185

Buffer overflow in the skey_challenge function in ftpd.c for wu-ftp daemon (wu-ftpd) 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to ca

Buffer overflow in the skey_challenge function in ftpd.c for wu-ftp daemon (wu-ftpd) 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a s/key (SKEY) request with a long name.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.08591
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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washington university wu-ftpdall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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pocwww.securiteam.com · 6X00Q1P8KC.htmlwww.securiteam.com
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD15 Mar 2004 · 05:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2004:096Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/patches/apply_to_2.6.2/skeychallenge.patchPatch
http://unixpunx.org/txt/exploits_archive/packetstorm/0310-advisories/wuftpd-skey.txtURL Repurposed
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-457PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-096.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8893
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13518
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