CVE-2000-0973 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in curl earlier than 6.0-1.1, and curl-ssl earlier than 6.0-1.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by forcing a long error message to be generated.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 18.08% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| daniel stenberg | curl |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | cURL 6.1 < 7.4 - Remote Buffer Overflow (1) | 2000-10-13 |
| exploit-db | cURL 6.1 < 7.4 - Remote Buffer Overflow (2) | 2000-10-13 |
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:72.curl.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0331.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1804
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5374
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:72.curl.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0331.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1804
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5374
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