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CVE-2013-0249

Publication date 8 February 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
curl 12.10 quantal
Fixed 7.27.0-1ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes


jdstrand

per upstream, curl < 7.26.0 is not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
curl

References

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