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Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : squirrelmail (ELSA-2007-0358)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67501
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0358 :A new squirrelmail package that fixes security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5.
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 PHP4.
Several HTML filtering bugs were discovered in SquirrelMail. An attacker could inject arbitrary JavaScript leading to cross-site scripting attacks by sending an e-mail viewed by a user within SquirrelMail. (CVE-2007-1262)
Squirrelmail did not sufficiently check arguments to IMG tags in HTML e-mail messages. This could be exploited by an attacker by sending arbitrary e-mail messages on behalf of a squirrelmail user tricked into opening a maliciously crafted HTML e-mail message.
(CVE-2007-2589)
Users of SquirrelMail should upgrade to this erratum package, which contains a backported patch to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected squirrelmail package.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-June/000214.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-May/000138.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-May/000141.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67501
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0358.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:squirrelmail
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1262, CVE-2007-2589