Explain CVE-2009-0688
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '54515', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://osvdb.org/54515'}, {'name': '35239', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35239'}, {'name': 'TA10-103B', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html'}, {'name': '35321', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35321'}, {'name': 'VU#238019', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238019'}, {'name': '35497', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35497'}, {'name': '35102', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35102'}, {'name': 'SSA:2009-134-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.448834'}, {'name': '35746', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35746'}, {'name': '39428', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39428'}, {'name': '1020755', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020755.1-1'}, {'name': '35094', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35094'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1807', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1807'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0091'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6136', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6136'}, {'name': '35097', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35097'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1313', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1313'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2012', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2012'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10687', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10687'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2009:011', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html'}, {'name': '1021699', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200907-09', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-09.xml'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-184.htm'}, {'name': '264248', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264248-1'}, {'name': '35206', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35206'}, {'name': '259148', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259148-1'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2009:113', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:113'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2009:1116', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1116.html'}, {'name': '34961', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34961'}, {'name': '35416', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35416'}, {'name': '273910', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1'}, {'name': '54514', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://osvdb.org/54514'}, {'name': 'USN-790-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1'}, {'name': '1022231', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gz'}, {'name': 'solaris-sasl-saslencode64-bo(50554)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50554'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED