# CVE-2005-0373: Buffer overflow in digestmd5.c CVS release 1.170 (also referred to as digestmda5.c), as used in the DIGEST-MD5 SASL plugin for Cyrus-SASL bu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-02-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in digestmd5.c CVS release 1.170 (also referred to as digestmda5.c), as used in the DIGEST-MD5 SASL plugin for Cyrus-SASL but not in any official releases, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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## References

- http://www.linuxcompatible.org/print42495.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:054
- http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/archive/ports/0407/msg00265.html
- https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/plugins/digestmd5.c?rev=1.171&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup
- https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/plugins/digestmd5.c.diff?r1=1.170&r2=1.171
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11347
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-05.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17642

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