CVE-2000-0956

Published Dec 19, 2000 carnegie_mellon_university

Overview

CVE-2000-0956 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting carnegie_mellon_university cyrus-sasl. It was published on December 19, 2000.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from carnegie_mellon_university. Update cyrus-sasl to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-094.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/1875 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5427 Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-094.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/1875 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5427

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2000-0956?

CVE-2000-0956 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting carnegie_mellon_university cyrus-sasl. It was published on December 19, 2000.

How severe is CVE-2000-0956?

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