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Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : squirrelmail (ELSA-2009-0057)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67794
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:0057 :An updated squirrelmail package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
SquirrelMail is an easy-to-configure, standards-based, webmail package written in PHP. It includes built-in PHP support for the IMAP and SMTP protocols, and pure HTML 4.0 page-rendering (with no JavaScript required) for maximum browser-compatibility, strong MIME support, address books, and folder manipulation.
The Red Hat SquirrelMail packages provided by the RHSA-2009:0010 advisory introduced a session handling flaw. Users who logged back into SquirrelMail without restarting their web browsers were assigned fixed session identifiers. A remote attacker could make use of that flaw to hijack user sessions. (CVE-2009-0030)
SquirrelMail users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a patch to correct this issue. As well, all users who used affected versions of SquirrelMail should review their preferences.
Solution
Update the affected squirrelmail package.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-January/000865.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-January/000866.html
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-January/000867.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67794
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0057.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:squirrelmail, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/21/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0030, CVE-2009-1580