CVE-2013-7039

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    CVE-2013-7039

    Published: 13 Dec 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://secunia.com/advisories/55903, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039390, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/11, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64138, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493450, https://gnunet.org/svn/libmicrohttpd/ChangeLog

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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