CVE-2009-0688

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 31.36% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/54515 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35239 third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/35321 third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019 us government resource third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35497 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35102 third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.448834 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35746 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39428 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020755.1-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35094 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1807 vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0091
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6136 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/35097 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1313 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2012 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10687 vdb entry signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-09.xml vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-184.htm
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264248-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35206 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259148-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:113 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1116.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/54514 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231 vdb entry
ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50554 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0688?
CVE-2009-0688 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0688?
To fix CVE-2009-0688, 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-2009-0688 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0688 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~31% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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