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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 but not in any official releases, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-0373 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 8 products from cyrus, from openpkg, from suse and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-10-07T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cyrus	sasl	1.5.24	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	1.5.27	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	1.5.28	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.9	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.10	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.11	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.12	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.13	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.14	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.15	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.16	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.17	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.18	Yes
Application	cyrus	sasl	2.1.18_r1	Yes
Application	openpkg	openpkg	2.1	Yes
Application	openpkg	openpkg	2.2	Yes
Application	suse	suse_cvsup	16.1h_36.i586	Yes
Operating System	conectiva	linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	conectiva	linux	10.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.0.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.0.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.1.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.1.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.2.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.3.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.1.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.1.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.2.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.3.8	Yes
Operating System	redhat	fedora_core	core_1.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	1.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.2	Yes

References

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-05.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.linuxcompatible.org/print42495.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:054 ([email protected])
http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/archive/ports/0407/msg00265.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11347 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/plugins/digestmd5.c.diff?r1=1.170&r2=1.171 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/plugins/digestmd5.c?rev=1.171&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17642 ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-05.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.linuxcompatible.org/print42495.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:054 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/archive/ports/0407/msg00265.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11347 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/plugins/digestmd5.c.diff?r1=1.170&r2=1.171 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/plugins/digestmd5.c?rev=1.171&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17642 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cyrus's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.