Description (CNA)
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in Cyrus SASL. The add_to_challenge() function in the DIGEST-MD5 plugin computes the size of the buffer needed for a challenge/response field before DIGEST-MD5 quoting is applied, but does not recompute that size when quoting (escaping special characters) makes the value longer. The under-sized buffer is then passed to strcat(), causing a heap-based out-of-bounds write whose size depends on attacker-controlled input. A malicious or on-path DIGEST-MD5 (or HTTP Digest) server can trigger this flaw in a connecting client by supplying a crafted challenge field, such as realm or nonce, most likely resulting in a crash of the client application.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | unknown |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | unaffected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | unaffected |
CWE
CWE-122
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107161
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460420
ADP enrichment
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