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CVE-2013-0249 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://blog.volema.com/curl-rce.html	CVE
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20130206.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099140.html	CVE
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/10/anatomy-of-a-vulnerability-curl-web-download-toolkit-holed-by-authentication-bug/	CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120147/cURL-Buffer-Overflow.html	CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120170/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html	CVE
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24487	CVE	Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/89988	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57842	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028093	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1721-1	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://blog.volema.com/curl-rce.html	[email protected]
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20130206.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099140.html	[email protected]
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/10/anatomy-of-a-vulnerability-curl-web-download-toolkit-holed-by-authentication-bug/	[email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120147/cURL-Buffer-Overflow.html	[email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120170/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html	[email protected]
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24487	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/89988	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57842	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028093	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1721-1	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
haxx curl	7.26.0 7.27.0 7.28.0 7.28.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.26.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.27.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
haxx libcurl	7.26.0 7.27.0 7.28.0 7.28.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.26.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.27.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.28.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.28.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 8, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 12, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 17, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 18, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2013-0249 Details

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