CentOS 3 / 4 : squirrelmail (CESA-2006:0668)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22450

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

A new squirrelmail package that fixes a security issue as well as several bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

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

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

A dynamic variable evaluation flaw was found in SquirrelMail. Users who have an account on a SquirrelMail server and are logged in could use this flaw to overwrite variables which may allow them to read or write other users' preferences or attachments. (CVE-2006-4019)

Users of SquirrelMail should upgrade to this erratum package, which contains SquirrelMail 1.4.8 to correct this issue. This package also contains a number of additional patches to correct various bugs.

Note: After installing this update, users are advised to restart their httpd service to ensure that the new version functions correctly.

Solution

Update the affected squirrelmail package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22450

File Name: centos_RHSA-2006-0668.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 9/27/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4019

RHSA: 2006:0668

Detections

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