Multiple off-by-one errors in the cURL library (libcurl) 7.11.2 through 7.15.0 allow local users to trigger a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or bypass PHP security restrictions via certain URLs that (1) are malformed in a way that prevents a terminating null byte from being added to either a hostname or path buffer, or (2) contain a "?" separator in the hostname portion, which causes a "/" to be prepended to the resulting string.
CVE-2005-4077
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 4.6 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 0.5% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 4.6MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 4.6(low)
- EG Risk
- 25(Track)EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity46% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 42%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 8, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (72)
- cve@mitreftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.16/SCOSA-2006.16.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20051207.html
- cve@mitrehttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- cve@mitrehttp://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59032
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17907
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17960
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17961
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17965
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17977
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/18105
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/18188
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/18336
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/19261
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libcurl2 () @ breezy | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| redhat | curl-0:7.12.1-8.rhel4 | 2005-12-20 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | — | 7.15.1-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | — | 7.15.1-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| curl | — | 7.15.1-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | — | 7.15.1-1 | — |
Debian:3.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | 7.9.5-1, 7.9.5-1woody1 | 7.9.5-1woody2 | — |
Debian:3.1(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| curl | 7.13.2-2, 7.13.2-2sarge1, 7.13.2-2sarge2, 7.13.2-2sarge3, 7.13.2-2sarge4 | 7.13.2-2sarge5 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
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