CVE-2005-0490

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libcURL and cURL 7.12.1, and possibly other versions, allow remote malicious web servers to execute arbitrary code via base64 encoded replies that exceed the intended buffer lengths when decoded, which is not properly handled by (1) the Curl_input_ntlm function in http_ntlm.c during NTLM authentication or (2) the Curl_krb_kauth and krb4_auth functions in krb4.c during Kerberos authentication.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.05% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110959085507755&w=2 patch mailing list
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000940 patch vendor advisory broken link
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=202&type=vulnerabilities vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10273 signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12616 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12615 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19423 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=203&type=vulnerabilities vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:048 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-20.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-340.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_11_curl.html vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0490?
CVE-2005-0490 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0490?
To fix CVE-2005-0490, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0490 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-0490 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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