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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-1381 Detail

Deferred

This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.

Description

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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Base Score: N/A
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 6.8 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (05/26/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of squirrelmail as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Updates for squirrelmail released via RHSA-2009:1066 (https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html) fixed original flaw CVE-2009-1579 without introducing CVE-2009-1381.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiff CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:122 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01195.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01202.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:02:20 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiff
Added Reference 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140
Added Reference 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802
Added Reference 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:122
Added Reference 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded
Added Reference 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01195.html
Added Reference 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01202.html

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 10:06:10 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/06/2023 9:03:54 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Description 
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.


 
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.

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 9:20:10 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Description 
CVE-2009-1381 squirrelmail: incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1579


 
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.
Removed CVSS V2 
Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Removed Reference 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1381 [No Types Assigned]
Removed Reference 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502137 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 12:16:24 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Description 
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.


 
CVE-2009-1381 squirrelmail: incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1579
Added CVSS V2 
Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added Reference 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1381 [No Types Assigned]
Added Reference 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502137 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/10/2018 3:36:20 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
Removed Reference 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded [Patch]

Initial CVE Analysis 5/24/2009 10:32:00 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1381
NVD Published Date:
05/22/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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