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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0185 · published 15 March 2004

CVE-2004-0185: Washington university wu-ftpd vulnerability

Washington University · Wu Ftpd

Buffer overflow in the skey_challenge function in ftpd.c for wu-ftp daemon (wu-ftpd) 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a s/key (SKEY) request with a long name.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.4% · top 5.8%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the skey_challenge function in ftpd.c for wu-ftp daemon (wu-ftpd) 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a s/key (SKEY) request with a long name.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/patches/apply_to_2.6.2/skeychallenge.patch Patch
http://unixpunx.org/txt/exploits_archive/packetstorm/0310-advisories/wuftpd-skey.txt URL Repurposed
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-457 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-096.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6X00Q1P8KC.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8893
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13518
ftp://ftp.wu-ftpd.org/pub/wu-ftpd/patches/apply_to_2.6.2/skeychallenge.patch Patch
http://unixpunx.org/txt/exploits_archive/packetstorm/0310-advisories/wuftpd-skey.txt URL Repurposed
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-457 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-096.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6X00Q1P8KC.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8893
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13518

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0185), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.