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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 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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-7039 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from gnu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

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.

Published

2013-12-13T18:55:05.787

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	≤ 0.9.31	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.16	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.17	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.18	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.19	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.20	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.21	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.22	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.23	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.24	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.25	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.26	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.27	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.28	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.29	Yes
Application	gnu	libmicrohttpd	0.9.30	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/55903 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/11 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64138 ([email protected])
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493450 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039390 ([email protected])
https://gnunet.org/svn/libmicrohttpd/ChangeLog ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/55903 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/11 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64138 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493450 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039390 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gnunet.org/svn/libmicrohttpd/ChangeLog (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gnu's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.