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CVE-2000-0973

Buffer overflow in curl earlier than 6.0-1.1, and curl-ssl earlier than 6.0-1.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbi

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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.12231
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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daniel stenberg curlall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remotecURL 6.1 < 7.4 - Remote Buffer Overflow (1)verified
remotecURL 6.1 < 7.4 - Remote Buffer Overflow (2)verified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 1804www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Download and Execute Pattern via Curl/Wget
producthighSuspicious File Download From File Sharing Domain Via Curl.EXE
producthighSuspicious File Download From IP Via Curl.EXE
producthighCurl Download And Execute Combination
producthighSuspicious Curl.EXE Download
productmediumSuspicious Curl File Upload - Linux
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD19 Dec 2000 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:72.curl.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0331.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5374
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