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CVE-2013-0249

Published: 8 February 2013

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Curl_sasl_create_digest_md5_message function in lib/curl_sasl.c in curl and libcurl 7.26.0 through 7.28.1, when negotiating SASL DIGEST-MD5 authentication, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in the realm parameter in a (1) POP3, (2) SMTP or (3) IMAP message.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
per upstream, curl < 7.26.0 is not affected

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
curl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

oneiric Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable
(7.22.0-3ubuntu4)
quantal
Released (7.27.0-1ubuntu1.1)
upstream
Released (7.29.0)
Patches:
upstream: http://curl.haxx.se/curl-sasl.patch
This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 in Ubuntu.