CVE-2010-0734 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libcurl versions 7.10.5 through 7.19.7 when zlib is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash an application or achieve other unspecified impacts by sending specially crafted compressed data, due to libcurl not properly limiting callback data during automatic decompression. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but allowing unauthenticated network access to potentially impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:curl:libcurl:7.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Feb 9, 2010data callback excessive length
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