What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-7038?

CVE-2013-7038 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.9%.

Libmicrohttpd CVE-2013-7038

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-12-13 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Libmicrohttpd

6.4

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 13, 2013 - 18:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.4

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

The MHD_http_unescape function in libmicrohttpd before 0.9.32 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. The MHD_http_unescape function in libmicrohttpd before 0.9.32 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds read. Affected products include: Gnu Libmicrohttpd. Version information: before 0.9.32.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.