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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900660
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:Cyrus SASL Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary:This host has installed Cyrus SASL library and is prone to Remote; Buffer Overflow vulnerability
Description:Summary:
This host has installed Cyrus SASL library and is prone to Remote
Buffer Overflow vulnerability

Vulnerability Insight:
An error in 'sasl_encode64' function within the lib/saslutil.c, as it fails
to perform adequate boundary checks on user supplied data before copying the
data to allocated memory buffers.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploits allow attackers to run arbitrary code and to crash an
application that uses the library thus denying service to legitimate users.

Affected Software/OS:
Cyrus SASL version prior to 2.1.23

Solution:
Upgrade to version 2.1.23 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0688
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 34961
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961
Cert/CC Advisory: TA10-103B
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#238019
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019
Debian Security Information: DSA-1807 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1807
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:113
http://osvdb.org/54514
http://osvdb.org/54515
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
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1116.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231
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://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.448834
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://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
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:011 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1313
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2012
XForce ISS Database: solaris-sasl-saslencode64-bo(50554)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50554
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