Is CVE-2004-0884 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0884 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0884?

CVE-2004-0884 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2004-0884?

Patch guidance is available from cyrus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-0884.

CVE-2004-0884 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-0884?

16 products: cyrus sasl, cyrus sasl, cyrus sasl, cyrus sasl, cyrus sasl, and 11 more.

Description

The (1) libsasl and (2) libsasl2 libraries in Cyrus-SASL 2.1.18 and earlier trust the SASL_PATH environment variable to find all available SASL plug-ins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the SASL_PATH to point to malicious programs.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CYRUS
Published: 1/27/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

cyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslcyrus : saslconectiva : linuxconectiva : linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD