CVE-2005-0373

Description

Buffer overflow in digestmd5.c CVS release 1.170 (also referred to as digestmda5.c), as used in the DIGEST-MD5 SASL plugin for Cyrus-SASL but not in any official releases, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.76% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory linuxcompatible.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory monkey.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory cmu.edu Vendor Advisory cmu.edu

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.linuxcompatible.org/print42495.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:054	vendor advisory
http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/archive/ports/0407/msg00265.html	patch vendor advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/plugins/digestmd5.c?rev=1.171&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/plugins/digestmd5.c.diff?r1=1.170&r2=1.171	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11347	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-05.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17642	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0373?: CVE-2005-0373 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0373?: To fix CVE-2005-0373, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0373 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0373 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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