CVE-2008-2654

Public Exploit

Description

Off-by-one error in the read_client function in webhttpd.c in Motion 3.2.10 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to a Motion HTTP Control interface, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow with some combinations of processor architecture and compiler.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.60% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1796 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=121314471626034&w=2 mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=121314089321816&w=2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29636 vdb entry patch
http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/pub/Motion/ReleaseNoteMotion3x2x9/webhttpd-security-video2-backport.diff exploit
http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/pub/Motion/ReleaseNoteMotion3x2x10/webhttpd-security.diff exploit
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=121311577731820&w=2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30544 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=121314329424538&w=2 mailing list exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42979 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30864 third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=484572 exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-02.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2654?
CVE-2008-2654 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2654?
To fix CVE-2008-2654, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2654 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2654 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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