CVE-2013-7039

Public on 2013-12-13

Modified on 2014-09-19

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.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

5.1

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	libmicrohttpd	2014-06-15	ALAS-2014-353

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv2	5.1	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD	CVSSv2	5.1	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2013-7039 Mitre: CVE-2013-7039