{
    "id": "CVE-2013-0249",
    "published": "2013-03-08 22:55:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:49:03",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.21643",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97555",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "haxx",
            "product": "curl"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "haxx",
            "product": "libcurl"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "24487",
            "title": "cURL - Buffer Overflow (PoC)",
            "date": "2013-02-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24487"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://blog.volema.com/curl-rce.html",
        "http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20130206.html",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099140.html",
        "http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/10/anatomy-of-a-vulnerability-curl-web-download-toolkit-holed-by-authentication-bug/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120147/cURL-Buffer-Overflow.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120170/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24487",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/89988",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57842",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028093",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1721-1",
        "http://blog.volema.com/curl-rce.html",
        "http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20130206.html",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099140.html",
        "http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/10/anatomy-of-a-vulnerability-curl-web-download-toolkit-holed-by-authentication-bug/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120147/cURL-Buffer-Overflow.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120170/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24487",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/89988",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57842",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028093"
    ]
}