CVE-2003-0466

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: August 27, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-011.txt.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0065.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit Vendor 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 Link Third Party Advisory VDB 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 Advisory US 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 Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425061/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8315
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor 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 Advisory VDB 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
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0065.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7+/Updates/errata/IMNX-2003-7+-019-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0011-wu-ftpd.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105967301604815&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001410028809&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106001702232325&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106002488209129&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/9423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/9446
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/9447
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/9535
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1007380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1001257.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-357
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/743092
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:080
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_032_wuftpd.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/6602
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-245.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-246.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424852/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425061/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-46.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1970
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
90.8%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-193

Affected Vendors

apple wuftpd sun redhat openbsd freebsd netbsd

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