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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200907-09
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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      < 2.1.23                       >= 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 ">=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:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200907-09

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
https://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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/