CVE-2009-1579

N/A Unknown
Published: May 14, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35052
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35073
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35259
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37415
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?r1=13674&r2=13673&pathrev=13674
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13674
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-10
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3315
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500360
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50461
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://gna.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2146
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10986
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35052
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?r1=13674&r2=13673&pathrev=13674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3315
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://gna.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2146
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.6%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

squirrelmail

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