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libmicrohttpd: stack overflow in MHD_digest_auth_check()

Published Dec 13, 2013

Description

Stack-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.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 13, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 9, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Nov 28, 2013