fkie_cve-2009-1381
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2009-05-22 20:30
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiffExploit, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/35140Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:122
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01195.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01202.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiffExploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35140Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:122
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01195.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01202.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
squirrelmail imap_general.php 1.2.2
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.5
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.6
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.6-rc1
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.7
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.8
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.9
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.10
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.11
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.0
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.0-r1
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.1
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.2
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.2-r1
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.2-r2
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.2-r3
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.2-r4
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.2-r5
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.3_rc1
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.3_rc1
squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.19-1 *


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  "id": "CVE-2009-1381",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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