CVE-2000-0973

critical

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.

References

https://github.com/timothee-chauvin/eyeballvul

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5374

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2000-0960

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1804

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0331.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-12-19

Updated: 2026-09-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H