# CVE-2008-2654: 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 co

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-06-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

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

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