CVE-2013-7039

critical

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the MHD_digest_auth_check function in libmicrohttpd before 0.9.32, when MHD_OPTION_CONNECTION_MEMORY_LIMIT is set to a large value, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URI in an authentication header.

References

https://gnunet.org/svn/libmicrohttpd/ChangeLog

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039390

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493450

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64138

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/11

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/55903

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-12-13

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical