Description
Cyrus SASL 2.1.23, 2.1.26, and earlier does not properly handle when a NULL value is returned upon an error by the crypt function as implemented in glibc 2.17 and later, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (thread crash and consumption) via (1) an invalid salt or, when FIPS-140 is enabled, a (2) DES or (3) MD5 encrypted password, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-sasl/commit/?id=dedad73e5e7a75d01a5f3d5a6702ab8ccd2ff40dExploit, Patch
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-01.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3368
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/12/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/12/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/15/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2755-1
- https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/%5Bslackware-current%5D-glibc-2-17-shadow-and-other-penumbrae-4175461061/
- http://git.cyrusimap.org/cyrus-sasl/commit/?id=dedad73e5e7a75d01a5f3d5a6702ab8ccd2ff40dExploit, Patch
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-01.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3368
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/12/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/12/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/15/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2755-1
- https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/%5Bslackware-current%5D-glibc-2-17-shadow-and-other-penumbrae-4175461061/
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 27, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified