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SquirrelMail Package Compromise
Secunia Advisory: SA28095
Release Date: 2007-12-14
Last Update: 2007-12-18
Popularity: 8,180 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:SquirrelMail 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-6348


Description:
A package compromise has been reported in SquirrelMail, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vendor reports that the squirrelmail package has been modified post release. The modifications allow execution of arbitrary PHP code by including arbitrary files from local or external resources.

The package compromise is reported in version 1.4.11 and 1.4.12.

Solution:
Update to version 1.4.13.
http://squirrelmail.org/download.php

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Changelog:
2007-12-17: Updated Advisory with new information provided by the vendor. Raised criticality.
2007-12-18: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://squirrelmail.org/index.php
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-12/0180.html


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