CVE-2009-1579

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.76% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory squirrelmail.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10986 vdb entry signature
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?r1=13674&r2=13673&pathrev=13674 patch
https://gna.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2146
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916 vdb entry patch
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140 third party advisory
http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500360
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35259 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35052 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50461 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37415 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35073 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13674 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3315 vdb entry
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-10 patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1579?
CVE-2009-1579 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1579?
To fix CVE-2009-1579, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1579 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1579 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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