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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• 35140 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-5350 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 20090521 [SECURITY] [DSA 1802-2] New squirrelmail packages correct incomplete fix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:122 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiff (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-5471 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• DSA-1802 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2009-1381](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2009-1381.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2009-1381)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:13 UTC.