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CVE-2005-0269

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-178

Description

The file extension check in GNUBoard 3.40 and earlier only verifies extensions that contain all lowercase letters, which allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files via file extensions that include uppercase letters.

Affected products

• gnuboard5: through 3.40

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110477648219738&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13711
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12149
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18729
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110477648219738&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13711
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12149
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18729

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