CVE-2010-1938
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Off-by-one error in the __opiereadrec function in readrec.c in libopie in OPIE 2.4.1-test1 and earlier, as used on FreeBSD 6.4 through 8.1-PRERELEASE and other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username, as demonstrated by a long USER command to the FreeBSD 8.0 ftpd.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://blog.pi3.com.pl/?p=111
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=584932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39966
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45136
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:05.opie.asc
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/87
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/7450
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024040
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025709
- http://site.pi3.com.pl/adv/libopie-adv.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2281
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12762
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40403
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