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Medium
CVE-2009-1579
The map_yp_alias function in functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 and...
Vulnerability Description
The map_yp_alias function in functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 and NaSMail before 1.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a username string that is used by the ypmatch program.
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.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10986
- http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?r1=13674&r2=13673&pathrev=13674
- https://gna.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2146
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916
- http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35140
- http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500360
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35052
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50461
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35073
- http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13674
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3315
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-10
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.2, 0.2.1, 0.3, 0.3.1, 0.3pre1, 0.3pre2, 0.4, 0.4pre1, 0.4pre2, 0.5, 0.5pre1, 0.5pre2, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0pre1, 1.0pre2, 1.0pre3, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2, 1.2.0, 1.2.0_rc3, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.2.10, 1.2.11, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4, 1.4.0, 1.4.0_rc1, 1.4.0_rc2a, 1.4.1, 1.4.10, 1.4.10a, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.15, 1.4.15_rc1, 1.4.16
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 14th, 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.