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.

• CWE-119

• ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gzPatch
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
• http://osvdb.org/54514
• http://osvdb.org/54515
• 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://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/238019Patch, 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/34961Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.htmlUS 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
• ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23.tar.gzPatch
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
• http://osvdb.org/54514
• http://osvdb.org/54515
• 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://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/238019Patch, 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/34961Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022231
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-790-1
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.htmlUS 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

Published

May 15, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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