Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus-SASL up to 1.5.22 lib/saslutil.c sasl_encode64 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus-SASL up to 1.5.22. This impacts the function sasl_encode64 in the library lib/saslutil.c. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-0688. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus-SASL up to 1.5.22. This affects the function sasl_encode64 in the library lib/saslutil.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE 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.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2009 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0688 since 02/22/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23370 (Solaris 5.8 (sparc) : 115328-08), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117331 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.23 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50554), Tenable (23370), SecurityFocus (BID 34961†), OSVDB (54514†) and Secunia (SA35094†). The entries VDB-49430, VDB-52475, VDB-52443 and VDB-52442 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Carnegie Mellon University

Name

• Cyrus-SASL

Version

• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.8
• 1.5.9
• 1.5.10
• 1.5.11
• 1.5.12
• 1.5.13
• 1.5.14
• 1.5.15
• 1.5.16
• 1.5.17
• 1.5.18
• 1.5.19
• 1.5.20
• 1.5.21
• 1.5.22

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23370
Nessus Name: Solaris 5.8 (sparc) : 115328-08
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OpenVAS ID: 64109
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1807-1 (cyrus-sasl2, cyrus-sasl2-heimdal)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cyrus-SASL 1.5.23

Timelineinfo

11/06/2006 🔍
02/22/2009 +839 days 🔍
05/12/2009 +79 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48189

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CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 50554
SecurityFocus: 34961 - Cyrus SASL 'sasl_encode64()' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 35094
OSVDB: 54514 - Cyrus SASL lib/saslutil.c sasl_encode64() Function Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1022231 - Cyrus SASL Buffer Overflow in sasl_encode64 Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22027 - Cyrus SASL < 2.1.23 Encode64 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1313

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/14/2024 20:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (76), 08/22/2017 11:32 (10), 08/11/2021 09:27 (3), 12/14/2024 20:27 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:799:103

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