CVE-2009-0688
What it is
Multiple buffer overflows in the CMU Cyrus SASL library before 2.1.23 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via strings that are used as input to the sasl_encode64 function in lib/saslutil.c.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 8.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 8.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 8.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Carnegie Mellon University cyrus-sasl ≤ 2.1.22
- Carnegie Mellon University cyrus-sasl 1.4.1
- Carnegie Mellon University cyrus-sasl 1.5.0
- Carnegie Mellon University cyrus-sasl 1.5.2
- Carnegie Mellon University cyrus-sasl 1.5.3
- Carnegie Mellon University cyrus-sasl 1.5.5
- Carnegie Mellon University cyrus-sasl 1.5.10
- Carnegie Mellon University cyrus-sasl 1.5.11
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961
- ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961
References
- ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://osvdb.org/54514
- http://osvdb.org/54515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35094
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35097
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35239
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35321
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35497
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39428
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-09.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.448834
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259148-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264248-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020755.1-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-184.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0091