#VU23796 Out-of-bounds write in Cyrus SASL
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23796
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Cyrus SASL
Server applications /
Mail servers
Vendor: Carnegie Mellon University
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write error when processing LDAP queries within the _sasl_add_string() function in common.c file in cyrus-sasl. A remote non-authenticated attacker can create a specially LDAP request to the affected server, trigger off-by-one error in OpenLDAP implementation and crash the service.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Cyrus SASL: 2.1.23 - 2.1.27
External links
http://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl/issues/587
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00027.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4591
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Incoming?id=9123
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
