Buffer overflow in Haxx Curl
CVE-2013-0249
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Curl_sasl_create_digest_md5_message function in lib/curl_sasl.c in curl and libcurl 7.26.0 through 7.28.1, when negotiating SASL DIGEST-MD5 authentication, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in the realm parameter in a (1) POP3, (2) SMTP or (3) IMAP message.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.216 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.216 · newest: 0.216 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Haxx Curl — versions 7.26.0, 7.27.0, 7.28.0
- Haxx Libcurl — versions 7.26.0, 7.27.0, 7.28.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/120170/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.h…
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/57842 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24487 (Exploit, exploit)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1721-1 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099140.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1028093 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/89988 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/120147/cURL-Buffer-Overflow.html