CVE-2013-7038
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-7038 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-12-13 18:55:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 0.009490000 probability, percentile 0.764790000 (date 2026-05-12)
Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | 0.9.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Libmicrohttpd | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | gnunet.org | |
| Security Advisory SA55903 - libmicrohttpd Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GNU libmicrohttpd: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: two issues in libmicrohttpd | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| 493450 – (CVE-2013-7038) <net-libs/libmicrohttpd-0.9.32 : Two Vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-{7038,7039}) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| Libmicrohttpd Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 1039384 – (CVE-2013-7038) CVE-2013-7038 libmicrohttpd: out-of-bounds read in MHD_http_unescape() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.