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.
CVE-2013-0249 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from haxx, from haxx, from canonical organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2013-03-08T22:55:01.123
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | haxx | curl | 7.26.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | curl | 7.27.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | curl | 7.28.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | curl | 7.28.1 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.26.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.27.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.28.0 | Yes |
| Application | haxx | libcurl | 7.28.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.10 | Yes |
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