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Vulnerability details: VCID-gwb6-rf4r-d3b2
Vulnerability ID VCID-gwb6-rf4r-d3b2
Aliases CVE-2013-0249
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in cURL, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.44202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
epss 0.44202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
epss 0.44202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
epss 0.44202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
epss 0.44202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
epss 0.44202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
epss 0.44202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
epss 0.44202 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
cvssv3.1 Critical https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2013-0249.html
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0249
Reference id Reference type URL
http://blog.volema.com/curl-rce.html
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20130206.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/099140.html
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/10/anatomy-of-a-vulnerability-curl-web-download-toolkit-holed-by-authentication-bug/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120147/cURL-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120170/Slackware-Security-Advisory-curl-Updates.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2013-0249.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0249
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2013-0249.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0249
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24487
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.osvdb.org/89988
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57842
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028093
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1721-1
700002 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700002
906779 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906779
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:7.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:7.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2013-0249 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0249
CVE-2013-0249;OSVDB-89988 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/24487.py
GLSA-201401-14 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-14
USN-1721-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1721-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Feb. 11, 2013
Description cURL - Buffer Overflow (PoC)
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Feb. 11, 2013
Exploit type dos
Platform linux
Source update date Feb. 11, 2013
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0249
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.97526
EPSS Score 0.44202
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:43.797051+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-14 38.0.0