Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ntlm_output function in http-ntlm.c for (1) wget 1.10, (2) curl 7.13.2, and (3) libcurl 7.13.2, and other products that use libcurl, when NTLM authentication is enabled, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a long NTLM username.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | wget | 1.10.2-0.40E | RHSA-2005:812 |
| RHEL 3 | wget | 1.10.2-0.30E | RHSA-2005:812 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2005:812 Red Hat Security Advisory: wget security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-919-2 curl - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 20051013 Multiple Vendor wget/curl NTLM Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- 17247 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2005-1000 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:812 vendor-advisory
- 1015057 vdb-entry
- 17813 third-party-advisory
- 17485 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2005-2659 vdb-entry
- TSLSA-2005-0059 vendor-advisory
- DSA-919 vendor-advisory
- wget-curl-ntlm-username-bo(22721) vdb-entry
- ADV-2005-2088 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2005-1129 vendor-advisory
- 17297 third-party-advisory
- 82 third-party-advisory
- 17193 third-party-advisory
- 17403 third-party-advisory
- USN-205-1 vendor-advisory
- 17208 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2005:063 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9810 vdb-entry signature
- APPLE-SA-2005-11-29 vendor-advisory
- 15102 vdb-entry
- 17203 third-party-advisory
- 17965 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2005-2125 vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2005:182 vendor-advisory
- 17400 third-party-advisory
- 17192 third-party-advisory
- 15647 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200510-19 vendor-advisory
- 1015056 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2005:807 vendor-advisory
- 19193 third-party-advisory
- SSA:2005-310-01 vendor-advisory
- 17320 third-party-advisory
- 20011 vdb-entry
- 17228 third-party-advisory