CVE-2003-0466
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...
- Published
- Aug 1, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jul 31, 2003
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
5Xpl017Elz · linux · Aug 3, 2003
Xpl017Elz · linux · Aug 11, 2003
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