National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1381
Original release date:05/22/2009
Last revised:06/09/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (05/26/2009)
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Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of squirrelmail as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
Updates for squirrelmail released via RHSA-2009:1066 (https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html) fixed original flaw CVE-2009-1579 without introducing CVE-2009-1381.
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External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20090521 [SECURITY] [DSA 1802-2] New squirrelmail packages correct incomplete fix
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-5350
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-5471
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:122
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1802
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35140
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiff
Type: Advisory