CVE-2005-0239 describes a critical vulnerability in the S/MIME plugin (versions 0.4 and 0.5) for Squirrelmail, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to improper sanitization of shell metacharacters in the 'cert' parameter of the viewcert.php script. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability presents a high risk, as it can be exploited remotely without authentication, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for severe impact warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:s_mime_plugin:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:s_mime_plugin:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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