CVE-2000-0973 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 22 Jan 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow in the curl library triggered by long error messages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2000-0973?

CVE-2000-0973 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in curl earlier than 6.0-1.1, and curl-ssl earlier than 6.0-1.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by forcing a long error message to be generated.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0973?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Daniel Stenberg Curl.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0973?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2000-0973 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0973 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as CURL-CVE-2000-0973, GHSA-4g26-v2fv-8g5f.