CVE-2009-0688

N/A Unknown
Published: May 15, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://osvdb.org/54514
Source: cret@cert.org
http://osvdb.org/54515
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35094
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35097
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35102
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35206
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35239
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35321
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35497
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35746
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/39428
Source: cret@cert.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-09.xml
Source: cret@cert.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.448834
Source: cret@cert.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259148-1
Source: cret@cert.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264248-1
Source: cret@cert.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1
Source: cret@cert.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020755.1-1
Source: cret@cert.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1
Source: cret@cert.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: cret@cert.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-184.htm
Source: cret@cert.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0091
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1807
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:113
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1116.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1313
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2012
Source: cret@cert.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50554
Source: cret@cert.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10687
Source: cret@cert.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6136
Source: cret@cert.org
ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/54514
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/54515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35094
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35102
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35206
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35239
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35321
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-09.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.448834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259148-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264248-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020755.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-184.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0091
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1116.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

78 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
39.5%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

carnegie_mellon_university

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