CVE-2013-2174

curl: Loop counter error, leading to heap-based buffer overflow when decoding certain URLs

Published Jul 31, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 9.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the curl_easy_unescape function in lib/escape.c in cURL and libcurl 7.7 through 7.30.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string ending in a "%" (percent) character.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2713-1 curl security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1894-1 curl vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:27 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 31, 2013, 1:20 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:52 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 22, 2013, 12:00 AM