CVE-2009-1579 describes a remote command execution vulnerability in SquirrelMail versions prior to 1.4.18 and NaSMail before 1.7. An attacker can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into a username, which is then processed by the ypmatch program in the map_yp_alias function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.4.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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