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CVE-2004-0884

The (1) libsasl and (2) libsasl2 libraries in Cyrus-SASL 2.1.18 and earlier trust the SASL_PATH...

7.2 HighFix available

CVE-2004-0884 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Cyrus Sasl, published October 12, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in cyrus-sasl2 2.1.19-1.3.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.50%EPSS, 43rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
2.1.19-1.3cyrus-sasl2 +28 more

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.50%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cyrus-sasl2
Debian:12
before 2.1.19-1.3
2.1.19-1.3
cyrus-sasl2
Debian:13
before 2.1.19-1.3
2.1.19-1.3
cyrus-sasl2
Debian:14
before 2.1.19-1.3
2.1.19-1.3
cyrus-sasl
Debian:3.0
before 1.5.27-3.1woody5
1.5.27-3.1woody5
cyrus-sasl-mit
Debian:3.0
before 1.5.24-15woody3
1.5.24-15woody3
cyrus-sasl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-gssapi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-md5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cyrus-sasl-plain
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-gssapi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-md5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-plain
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-gssapi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-md5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-plain
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-gssapi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-md5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10
cyrus-sasl-plain
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
before 0:2.1.15-10
0:2.1.15-10

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.2

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.

Record
CVE-2004-0884
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2004-0884
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0882No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2004-0882
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pggp-j979-w3jjNo score

The (1) libsasl and (2) libsasl2 libraries in Cyrus-SASL 2.1.18 and earlier trust the SASL_PATH...

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.

Record
GHSA-pggp-j979-w3jj
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2004-0884
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0884No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0884
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
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