6.8

CVE-2013-2174: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2013-0188RHSA-2013:0983DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2174
Published 31-07-2013Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-2174 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 9.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
9.81%
0%100%
Low · -0.88 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 31-07-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the curl_easy_unescape function in lib/escape.c in cURL and libcurl 7.7 through 7.30.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string ending in a "%" (percent) character.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.88 pp

From 10.69% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Curl

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat6 products
  • enterprise_linuxEOL5 | 6.0
  • curl< 0:7.15.5-17.el5_9 | < 0:7.19.7-37.el6_4
  • curl-debuginfo< 0:7.15.5-17.el5_9 | < 0:7.19.7-37.el6_4
  • curl-devel< 0:7.15.5-17.el5_9
  • libcurl< 0:7.19.7-37.el6_4
Haxx2 products
  • curl7.7 | 7.7.1 | 7.7.2 | 7.7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9.1 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.3 | 7.9.4 | 7.9.5 | 7.9.6 | 7.9.7 | 7.9.8 | 7.10 | 7.10.1 | 7.10.2 | 7.10.3 | 7.10.4 | 7.10.5 | 7.10.6 | 7.10.7 | 7.10.8 | 7.11.0 | 7.11.1 | 7.11.2 | 7.12.0 | 7.12.1 | 7.12.2 | 7.12.3 | 7.13.0 | 7.13.1 | 7.13.2 | 7.14.0 | 7.14.1 | 7.15.0 | 7.15.1 | 7.15.2 | 7.15.3 | 7.15.4 | 7.15.5 | 7.16.0 | 7.16.1 | 7.16.2 | 7.16.3 | 7.16.4 | 7.17.0 | 7.17.1 | 7.18.0 | 7.18.1 | 7.18.2 | 7.19.0 | 7.19.1 | 7.19.2 | 7.19.3 | 7.19.4 | 7.19.5 | 7.19.6 | 7.19.7 | 7.20.0 | 7.20.1 | 7.21.0 | 7.21.1 | 7.21.2 | 7.21.3 | 7.21.4 | 7.21.5 | 7.21.6 | 7.21.7 | 7.22.0 | 7.23.0 | 7.23.1 | 7.24.0 | 7.25.0 | 7.26.0 | 7.27.0 | 7.28.0 | 7.28.1 | 7.29.0 | 7.30.0
  • libcurl7.7 | 7.7.1 | 7.7.2 | 7.7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9.1 | 7.9.2 | 7.9.3 | 7.9.4 | 7.9.5 | 7.9.6 | 7.9.7 | 7.9.8 | 7.10 | 7.10.1 | 7.10.2 | 7.10.3 | 7.10.4 | 7.10.5 | 7.10.6 | 7.10.7 | 7.10.8 | 7.11.0 | 7.11.1 | 7.11.2 | 7.12.0 | 7.12.1 | 7.12.2 | 7.12.3 | 7.13.0 | 7.13.1 | 7.13.2 | 7.14.0 | 7.14.1 | 7.15.0 | 7.15.1 | 7.15.2 | 7.15.3 | 7.15.4 | 7.15.5 | 7.16.0 | 7.16.1 | 7.16.2 | 7.16.3 | 7.16.4 | 7.17.0 | 7.17.1 | 7.18.0 | 7.18.1 | 7.18.2 | 7.19.0 | 7.19.1 | 7.19.2 | 7.19.3 | 7.19.4 | 7.19.5 | 7.19.6 | 7.19.7 | 7.20.0 | 7.20.1 | 7.21.0 | 7.21.1 | 7.21.2 | 7.21.3 | 7.21.4 | 7.21.5 | 7.21.6 | 7.21.7 | 7.22.0 | 7.23.0 | 7.23.1 | 7.24.0 | 7.25.0 | 7.26.0 | 7.27.0 | 7.28.0 | 7.28.1 | 7.29.0 | 7.30.0
Mageia2 products
  • curl< 7.24.0-1.2.mga2
  • curl< 7.28.1-6.1.mga3
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • curl< 7.31.0-1 | < 7.21.0-2.1+squeeze4 | < 7.26.0-1+wheezy3
Opensuse1 product

6 vendors · 13 products

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