VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-7039

CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.28%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-12-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references