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CVE-2013-7038

Published: Dec 13, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The MHD_http_unescape function in libmicrohttpd before 0.9.32 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
libmicrohttpdgnuOSS Libraries
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64138
securityfocus.com
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493450
bugs.gentoo.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039384
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 13, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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