cyrus-sasl before 1.5.24 in Red Hat Linux 7.0 does not properly verify the authorization…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00389 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:carnegie_mellon_university:cyrus-sasl:1.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.24 | Vulnerable | Carnegie Mellon University |
- cpe:2.3:a:carnegie_mellon_university:cyrus-sasl:1.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.24 Vulnerable ·Carnegie Mellon University
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-963q-946c-mq2q
References
Patch 1
More Carnegie Mellon University Cyrus-sasl vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-00657 Multiple buffer overflows in the CMU Cyrus SASL library before 2.1.23 might allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2000-0956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-963q-946c-mq2q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2000-0956 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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