CVE-2009-1381
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.9% (87th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1379)
- Published
- May 22, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1379 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- squirrelmail / imap general.php
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail
- squirrelmail / squirrelmail1.4.19-1
References
- http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/squirrelmail_1.4.15-4+lenny2.debdiff(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35140(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:122
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503718/100/0/threaded
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01195.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01202.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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