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CVE-2009-1381

The map_yp_alias function in functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.19-1 on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibl

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00592
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Affected Products & Versions

2
squirrelmail imap general.phpall versions
squirrelmailall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocrelease.debian.org · squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiffrelease.debian.org
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD22 May 2009 · 08:30 PM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:122
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01195.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01202.html
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