What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-7039?

CVE-2013-7039 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.4%.

Libmicrohttpd CVE-2013-7039

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-12-13 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service RCE Libmicrohttpd

5.1

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.1 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 13, 2013 - 18:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.1

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. 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. 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. 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.