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.
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DSA-1802-2 | New squirrelmail packages correct incomplete fix |
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EUVD-2009-1379 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.559Z
Reserved: 2009-04-23T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-1381

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-05-22T20:30:00.703
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-1381


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