SquirrelMail up to 1.44 compose.php Dynamic

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in SquirrelMail. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file compose.php. The manipulation of the argument Dynamic results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-4019. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SquirrelMail (Mail Client Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the file compose.php. The manipulation of the argument Dynamic with an unknown input leads to a unknown weakness. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Dynamic variable evaluation vulnerability in compose.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 to 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary program variables and read or write the attachments and preferences of other users.

The bug was discovered 08/11/2006. The weakness was shared 08/11/2006 by James Bercegay (Website). The advisory is shared for download at squirrelmail.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4019 since 08/08/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:compose.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22209 (FreeBSD : squirrelmail -- random variable overwrite vulnerability (21b7c550-2a22-11db-a6e2-000e0c2e438a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156241 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for SquirrelMail (ELSA-2006:0668)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 11 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28365), Exploit-DB (43839), Tenable (22209), SecurityFocus (BID 19486†) and OSVDB (27917†). The entries VDB-23424, VDB-23658, VDB-25166 and VDB-30944 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22209
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : squirrelmail -- random variable overwrite vulnerability (21b7c550-2a22-11db-a6e2-000e0c2e438a)
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OpenVAS ID: 57298
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1154-1 (squirrelmail)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: squirrelmail.org
Researcher: James Bercegay
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4019 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4019
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31764

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X-Force: 28365
SecurityFocus: 19486 - SquirrelMail Compose.PHP Multiple Information Disclosure and Data Modification Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21354 - SquirrelMail "compose.php" Variable Manipulation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27917 - SquirrelMail compose.php Arbitrary Variable Manipulation
SecurityTracker: 1016689
Vulnerability Center: 12543 - SquirrelMail Arbitrary Variables Overwrite in compose.php, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-3271

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/18/2025 19:37
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (77), 06/24/2019 12:09 (14), 06/18/2025 19:37 (18)
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