CVE-2013-7039
libmicrohttpd: stack overflow in MHD_digest_auth_check()
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · November 28, 2013
Updated · January 8, 2026
Description
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified