CVE-2004-0884 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.2 Published 21 Oct 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by manipulating the SASL_PATH environment variable in Cyrus-SASL libraries to load malicious plugins.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2004-0884?

CVE-2004-0884 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 21 Oct 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0884?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (24)

`cyrus-sasl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-gssapi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-md5` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-plain` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-gssapi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-md5` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-plain` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-gssapi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-md5` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-plain` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-gssapi` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-md5` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`
`cyrus-sasl-plain` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:2.1.15-10`

Products include Conectiva Linux, Cyrus Sasl.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0884?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2004-0884 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Conectiva Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0884, DSA-563-3, DSA-568-1, GHSA-pggp-j979-w3jj, RHSA-2004:546.