# CVE-2010-1938: 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-P

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2010-05-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://blog.pi3.com.pl/?p=111
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/7450
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40403
- http://site.pi3.com.pl/adv/libopie-adv.txt
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024040
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2281
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:05.opie.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39966
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12762
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/87
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025709
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=584932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45136
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12762
- https://github.com/Nexxus67/cve-2010-1938

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