squirrelmail: incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1579
Published May 22, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.94%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.6-rc1
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.0-r1
- 1.4.1
Running on/with
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.2-r1
- 1.4.2-r2
- 1.4.2-r3
- 1.4.2-r4
- 1.4.2-r5
- 1.4.3_rc1
- 1.4.3_rc1
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of squirrelmail as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Updates for squirrelmail released via RHSA-2009:1066 fixed original flaw CVE-2009-1579 without introducing CVE-2009-1381.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02944) | 86.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02944) | 85.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00675) | 69.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.92% (0.02924) | 90.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.26% (0.04261) | 90.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiff x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35140 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:122 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1381 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502137 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1381
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1381
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01195.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01202.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiff | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35140 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:122 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1381 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502137 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1381 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1381 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01195.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01202.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
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