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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 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
• CWE-94 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-94 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (27)

• APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?r1=13674&r2=13673&pathrev=13674 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://gna.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2146 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:110 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 34916 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1481 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-4870 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 35140 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-4880 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500360 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 40220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1296 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 35259 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35052 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-4875 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• squirrelmail-mapypalias-code-execution(50461) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1066 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 37415 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35073 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13674 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3315 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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-2009-1579](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2009-1579.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2009-1579)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:20 UTC.