CVE-2004-0884

security flaw

Published Oct 21, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM
Reserved
Sep 22, 2004, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 27, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 7, 2004, 12:00 AM