Cyrus-SASL digestmd5.c 1.170 buffer overflow
| cyrus-sasl-digestmd5c1170-bo (17642) |  High Risk |
Description:
Carnegie Mellon University's Cyrus-SASL library is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the digestmd5.c 1.170 file. The digestmd5.c 1.170 is used in the DIGEST-MD5 SASL plugin. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the application calling the Cyrus-SASL libraries.
Note: It is reported that the digestmd5.c 1.170 file was not included in any official releases.
Platforms Affected:
- Carnegie Mellon University, Cyrus-SASL digestmd5.c 1.170
- Conectiva, Linux 10
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
Remedy:
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of Cyrus-SASL (2.1.18-r2 or later), as listed in GLSA 200410-05 / Cyrus-SASL. See References.
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of sasl2, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:959 for information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 10.0: 2.1.18
Conectiva Linux 9.0: 2.1.12
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2005:013 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2005:959, Fix for buffer overflow vulnerability at http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000959.
- Gentoo Bugzilla Bug 56016, dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.18-r2 includes security fixes at http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56016.
- BID-11347: Cyrus SASL Multiple Remote And Local Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0373: Buffer overflow in digestmd5.c CVS release 1.170 (also referred to as digestmda5.c), as used in the DIGEST-MD5 SASL plugin for Cyrus-SASL but not in any official releases, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- GLSA-200410-05: Cyrus-SASL: Buffer overflow and SASL_PATH vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2005:054: Updated cyrus-sasl packages fix vulnerability
- SUSE-SA:2005:013: cyrus-sasl: remote code execution
- SUSE-SR:2005:006: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Oct 07, 2004
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