security flaw
Published Feb 21, 2005
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.73%
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libcURL and cURL 7.12.1, and possibly other versions, allow remote malicious web servers to execute arbitrary code via base64 encoded replies that exceed the intended buffer lengths when decoded, which is not properly handled by (1) the Curl_input_ntlm function in http_ntlm.c during NTLM authentication or (2) the Curl_krb_kauth and krb4_auth functions in krb4.c during Kerberos authentication.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
curl-0:7.10.6-6.rhel3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:340
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
curl-0:7.12.1-5.rhel4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:340
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | curl-0:7.10.6-6.rhel3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:340 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | curl-0:7.12.1-5.rhel4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:340 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05732) | 92.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05732) | 92.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.31% (0.03309) | 86.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.64% (0.06638) | 84.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02622) | 84.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.39% (0.05394) | 93.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01109) | 85.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 80.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 78.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01801) | 86.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 87.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000940 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110959085507755&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListPatch
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-20.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=202&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=203&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:048 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_11_curl.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-340.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12615 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12616 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0490 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617532 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19423 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0490
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10273 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0490
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.