CVE-2010-1938

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 64.52% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blog.pi3.com.pl/?p=111
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/7450 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40403 vdb entry
http://site.pi3.com.pl/adv/libopie-adv.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024040 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2281 vendor advisory
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:05.opie.asc vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39966 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12762 exploit
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/87 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025709 vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=584932
http://secunia.com/advisories/39963 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45136 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1938?
CVE-2010-1938 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1938?
To fix CVE-2010-1938, 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-2010-1938 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1938 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~65% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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