CVE-2004-0185

critical

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13518

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8893

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-096.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-457

http://unixpunx.org/txt/exploits_archive/packetstorm/0310-advisories/wuftpd-skey.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-03-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H