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Squirrelmail 1.4.15_rc1 and prior [Medium]

By Security Team • May 14th, 2009 • Category: Security Notifications

Affects:

  • Squirrelmail 1.4.15_rc1 and prior [Medium]

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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CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-1579
Severity: Medium

National Vulnerabilities Database

NIST National Vulnerabilities Database

Related OLEX Packages: squirrelmail
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