CVE-2013-7039

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-7039
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-12-13 18:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.023850000 probability, percentile 0.851300000 (date 2026-05-12)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 1039390 – CVE-2013-7039 libmicrohttpd: stack overflow in MHD_digest_auth_check() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gnunet.org
Security Advisory SA55903 - libmicrohttpd Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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
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