CVE-2003-0466

Published: Aug 27, 2003Modified: Apr 16, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (8)

Products: Redhat: Wu Ftpd · Wuftpd: Wu Ftpd · Apple: Mac Os X, Mac Os X Server · +4 more

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Redhat: Wu Ftpd · Wuftpd: Wu Ftpd · Apple: Mac Os X, Mac Os X Server · Freebsd: Freebsd · Netbsd: Netbsd · Openbsd: Openbsd · Sun: Solaris

1 product

1 product

2 products

1 product

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Wu Ftpd	Version 2.6.1-16
Wuftpd Wu Ftpd	From 2.5.0 to 2.6.2

Configuration B

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.2.6
Apple Mac Os X Server	Version 10.2.6
Freebsd Freebsd	From 4.0 to 5.0
Netbsd Netbsd	From 1.5 to 1.6.1
Openbsd Openbsd	From 2.0 to 3.3
Sun Solaris	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-193

Off-by-one Error

A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value.

References (54)

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-011.txt.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0065.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory

http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7+/Updates/errata/IMNX-2003-7+-019-01

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0011-wu-ftpd.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105967301604815&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001410028809&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001702232325&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106002488209129&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/9423

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/9446

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/9447

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/9535

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://securitytracker.com/id?1007380

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1001257.1-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-357

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/743092

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:080

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_032_wuftpd.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.osvdb.org/6602

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-245.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-246.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424852/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425061/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8315

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory

http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-46.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12785

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1970

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-011.txt.asc (unsafe URL)