CVE-2009-1579

CVE Details

Release Date:	2009-05-14
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2009-1579 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (squirrelmail)	ELSA-2009-1066	2009-05-26
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (squirrelmail)	ELSA-2009-1066	2009-05-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (squirrelmail)	ELSA-2009-1066	2009-05-26