National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1579
Original release date:05/14/2009
Last revised:06/09/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The map_yp_alias function in functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a username string that is used by the ypmatch program.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-4880
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-4870
Type: Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1296
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-10
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 34916
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:110
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13674
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?r1=13674&r2=13673&pathrev=13674
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-4875
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500360
External Source: XF
Name: squirrelmail-mapypalias-code-execution(50461)
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1066
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1802
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35140
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35073
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35052
Type: Advisory
