CentOS 3 / 4 : SquirrelMail (CESA-2005:595)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21950

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated squirrelmail package that fixes two security issues is now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

[Updated 04 Aug 2005] The previous SquirrelMail package released with this errata contained a bug which rendered the addressbook unusable.
The erratum has been updated with a package which corrects this issue.

SquirrelMail is a standards-based webmail package written in PHP4.

A bug was found in the way SquirrelMail handled the $_POST variable.
If a user is tricked into visiting a malicious URL, the user's SquirrelMail preferences could be read or modified. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-2095 to this issue.

Several cross-site scripting bugs were discovered in SquirrelMail. An attacker could inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML content into SquirrelMail pages by tricking a user into visiting a carefully crafted URL, or by sending them a carefully constructed HTML email message. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-1769 to this issue.

All users of SquirrelMail should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches that resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected squirrelmail package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21950

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-595.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Azure, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:squirrelmail

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1769, CVE-2005-2095

BID: 13973, 14254

RHSA: 2005:595

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