6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1579
SquirrelMail/Ypmatch Command Injection Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2009, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 29, 2017, 1:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1579 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Squirrelmail squirrelmail
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1579.

URL Resource
http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35052 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35073 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140
http://secunia.com/advisories/35259
http://secunia.com/advisories/37415
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog Patch
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?r1=13674&r2=13673&pathrev=13674 Patch
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13674 Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110 Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916 Patch
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-10 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3315
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500360
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50461
https://gna.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2146
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10986
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html Patch

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1579 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1579 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10986 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10986 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50461 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50461 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1579 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1579 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.60 }} 0.00%

score

0.85357

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability