CVE-2013-0249
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://blog.volema.com/curl-rce.html
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20130206.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099140.html
- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/10/anatomy-of-a-vulnerability-curl-web-download-toolkit-holed-by-authentication-bug/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120147/cURL-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120170/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24487
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/89988
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57842
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028093
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1721-1
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