CVE-2000-0973

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Sep 23, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0331.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1804Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5374
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0331.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1804Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5374

Timeline

Published: Dec 19, 2000
Last modified: Sep 23, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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