CVE-2003-0466 describes an off-by-one buffer overflow in the fb_realpath() function, derived from BSD's realpath, impacting wu-ftpd versions 2.5.0 through 2.6.2, as well as various operating systems including Apple, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Red Hat, and Sun. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted pathnames of length MAXPATHLEN+1 through FTP commands like STOR or RETR. While not listed on CISA's KEV, multiple public exploits exist on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.1-16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:wu_ftpd:2.6.1-16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.5.0, <= 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wuftpd:wu-ftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0, <= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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