CVE-2013-0249

high

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.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099140.html

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.securitytracker.com/id/1028093

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1721-1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-03-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High