Title: Wu-ftpd SITE NEWER Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
It may be possible for remote users to cause wu-ftpd to consume large amounts of memory, creating a denial of service. If users can upload files, arbitrary code can be executed with the uid of the ftpd (usually root).
Affected Products:
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4.0
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3.0
- RedHat Linux 6.0.0
- RedHat Linux 6.0.0 alpha
- RedHat Linux 6.0.0 sparc
- SCO eDesktop 2.4.0
- SCO eServer 2.3.0
- SCO eServer 2.3.1
- Washington University wu-ftpd 2.5.0 .0
References:
- RedHat: Updates, Fixes, and Errata Page
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