Cyrus SASL Library Logging Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:6349

Info

Cyrus SASL Library Logging Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6349
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1347
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 09 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 07:16PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to Timo Sirainen <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Cyrus-Utils SASL 2.1.9
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 3
Apple Mac OS X 10.0
Not Vulnerable: Cyrus-Utils SASL 2.1.10
Cyrus-Utils SASL 1.5.28

Discussion

Cyrus SASL Library Logging Memory Corruption Vulnerability

A memory corruption vulnerability has been discovered in SASL when generating logs files. It has been reported that under some circumstances SASL fails to allocate sufficient memory for string used in log entries. By causing Cyrus to generate a malicious log it may be possible for an attacker to corrupt memory.

This could potentially be exploited to overwrite the LSB of a sensitive variable or possibly cause inaccurate logs to be created.

It should be noted that although this vulnerability was discovered in Cyrus, it may also affect other programs that utilize the SASL library.

Exploit / POC

Cyrus SASL Library Logging Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

Solution / Fix

Cyrus SASL Library Logging Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.9 update their systems as follows:

emerge rsync
emerge cyrus-sasl
emerge clean

This issue has been fixed in version 2.1.10. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.

Apple has released advisory (Security Update 2005-003) to address various issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Updates for Mac OS X v10.3.8 and Mac OS X Server v10.3.8 are available.


Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.8

Cyrus-Utils SASL 2.1.9

References

Cyrus SASL Library Logging Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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