CVE-2000-0956 Auth bypass in n/a
Local users can bypass access restrictions in Cyrus SASL due to improper authorization verification, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0956?
CVE-2000-0956 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cyrus-sasl before 1.5.24 in Red Hat Linux 7.0 does not properly verify the authorization for a local user, which could allow the users to bypass specified access restrictions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0956?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus-Sasl.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0956?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0956 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2000-0956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-963q-946c-mq2q.