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CVE-2013-7039
Stack-based buffer overflow in the MHD_digest_auth_check function in libmicrohttpd before 0.9.32, when MHD_OPTION_CONNECTION_MEMORY_LIMIT…
Medium5.1EPSS 3.3%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 12% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
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References (7)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039390 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 64138 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493450 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201402-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://gnunet.org/svn/libmicrohttpd/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20131209 Re: CVE request: two issues in libmicro (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 55903 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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