CVE-2009-1381 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2009-1381

The map_yp_alias function in functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.19-1 on...

Vulnerability Description

The map_yp_alias function in functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.19-1 on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other operating systems and versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a username string that is used by the ypmatch program. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1579.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

squirrelmail

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Affected Software

imap general.php, squirrelmail
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.2, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.6-rc1, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.2.10, 1.2.11, 1.4.0, 1.4.0-r1, 1.4.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 22nd, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.