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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55903Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64138
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493450
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039390
- https://gnunet.org/svn/libmicrohttpd/ChangeLog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55903Vendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-01.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/09/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64138
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493450
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039390
- https://gnunet.org/svn/libmicrohttpd/ChangeLog
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 13, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified