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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 15, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0688 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Carnegie_mellon_university cyrus-sasl
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0688.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz Patch
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
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1807
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:113
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1116.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1313
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2012
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50554
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10687
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6136
ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz Patch
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
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1807
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:113
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1116.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1313
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2012
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50554
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10687
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6136

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10687 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6136 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6136 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10687 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50554 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50554 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

42.83 }} 3.44%

score

0.97389

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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