GLSA 200907-09 Cyrus-SASL: Execution of arbitrary code

Posted by Bob on: 07/12/2009 07:25 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Cyrus-SASL: Execution of arbitrary code. Here the announcement:

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200907-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Cyrus-SASL: Execution of arbitrary code
Date: July 12, 2009
Bugs: #270261
ID: 200907-09

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in Cyrus-SASL might allow for the execution of
arbitrary code in applications or daemons that authenticate using SASL.

Background
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Cyrus-SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and
Security Layer.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/cyrus-sasl lt; 2.1.23 gt;= 2.1.23

Description
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James Ralston reported that in certain situations, Cyrus-SASL does not
properly terminate strings which can result in buffer overflows when
performing Base64 encoding.

Impact
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A remote unauthenticated user might send specially crafted packets to a
daemon using Cyrus-SASL, possibly resulting in the execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the daemon or a
Denial of Service.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Cyrus-SASL users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.23"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-0688
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0688

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-09.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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