VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1579
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.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 3.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.40% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- squirrelmail/squirrelmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35052Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35073Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35140
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
- http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLogPatch
- http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?r1=13674&r2=13673&pathrev=13674Patch
- http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13674Patch
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916Patch
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-10Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3315
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500360
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50461
- https://gna.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2146
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10986
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.htmlPatch
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.htmlPatch
- http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35052Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.