CVE-2005-0490 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libcURL and cURL versions up to 7.12.1. These vulnerabilities, residing in the NTLM and Kerberos authentication functions, allow remote malicious web servers to execute arbitrary code by sending overly long base64 encoded replies. The CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH) indicates a critical risk, with a low attack complexity and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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