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CVE-2009-0688 Detail

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.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (06/19/2009)

The upstream fix for this issue is not backwards compatible and introduces an ABI change not allowed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Therefore, there is no plan to address this problem directly in cyrus-sasl packages. All applications shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and using affected sasl_encode64() function were investigated and patched if their use of the function could have security consequences. See following bug report for further details: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-0688#c20

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Hyperlink 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://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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0688
NVD Published Date:
05/15/2009
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2017
Source:
CERT/CC