SquirrelMail sqimap_mailbox_select IMAP/SMTP injection
| squirrelmail-mailbox-imap-injection (24849) |  Low Risk |
Description:
SquirrelMail is vulnerable to CRLF injection. This could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary IMAP and SMTP commands when using the mailbox or the subject parameter of the sqimap_mailbox_select command. An attacker could use this vulnerability to send SPAM or exploit other known IMAP and SMTP vulnerabilities.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- SquirrelMail, SquirrelMail 1.4.5 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SquirrelMail (1.4.6 or later), available from the SquirrelMail Web site. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-988-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0283-6 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-03-09 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Feb 27 2006 - 03:10:24 CST, [ISecAuditors Advisories] IMAP/SMTP Injection in SquirrelMail at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0513.html.
- SquirrelMail Web site, IMAP injection in sqimap_mailbox_select mailbox parameter at http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-02-15.
- SquirrelMail Web site, SquirrelMail - Webmail for Nuts! at http://www.squirrelmail.org/.
- ASA-2006-096: squirrelmail security update (RHSA-2006-0283)
- BID-16756: SquirrelMail Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and IMAP Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0377: CRLF injection vulnerability in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 to 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary IMAP commands via newline characters in the mailbox parameter of the sqimap_mailbox_select command, aka IMAP injection.
- DSA-988: squirrelmail -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200603-09: SquirrelMail: Cross-site scripting and IMAP command injection
- MDKSA-2006:049: Updated squirrelmail packages fix vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2006-0283: squirrelmail security update
- SA18985: SquirrelMail Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015662: SquirrelMail Input Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Inject IMAP Commands and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- SUSE-SR:2006:005: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0689: SquirrelMail Multiple Cross Site Scripting and IMAP Injection Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 22, 2006
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