Description
The (1) libsasl and (2) libsasl2 libraries in Cyrus-SASL 2.1.18 and earlier trust the SASL_PATH environment variable to find all available SASL plug-ins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the SASL_PATH to point to malicious programs.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2004-0882 | The (1) libsasl and (2) libsasl2 libraries in Cyrus-SASL 2.1.18 and earlier trust the SASL_PATH environment variable to find all available SASL plug-ins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the SASL_PATH to point to malicious programs. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T00:31:47.620Z
Reserved: 2004-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2004-0884
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-01-27T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2004-0884
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD