CVE-2005-0490
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-02-21 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 21:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-02-21
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-131Incorrect Calculation of Buffer SizeBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3ffa29b9cf4ef322a1f541a144492ebd7417d816765eb868c2dec90b6d6d8a43
05 Affected products
06 References
- marc.info20050228 [USN-86-1] cURL vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110959085507755&w=2
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2005:940http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000940
- www.idefense.com20050221 Multiple Unix/Linux Vendor cURL/libcURL NTLM Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=202&type=vulnerabilities
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10273https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10273
- www.securityfocus.com12616http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12616
- www.securityfocus.com12615http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12615
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcurl-kerberos-bo(19423)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19423
- www.idefense.com20050221 Multiple Unix/Linux Vendor cURL/libcURL Kerberos Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=203&type=vulnerabilities
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2005:048http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:048
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200503-20http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-20.xml
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:340http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-340.html
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2005:011http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_11_curl.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- curl Fixed in 7.13.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- curl Fixed in 7.13.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- curl Fixed in 7.13.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.