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CVE-2003-1327

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the SockPrintf function in wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, when compiled with MAIL_ADMIN option enabled on a system that supports very long pathnames, might allow remote anonymous users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a long pathname, which triggers the overflow when wu-ftpd constructs a notification message to the administrator.

Affected products

• Washington University Wu-Ftpd: through 2.6.2

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-09/0348.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/9835
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1007775
• http://www.osvdb.org/2594
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8668
• http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2003&m=slackware-security.365971
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13269
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-09/0348.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/9835
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1007775
• http://www.osvdb.org/2594
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8668

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