GLSA 201709-13: SquirrelMail: Remote Code Execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	SquirrelMail: Remote Code Execution
Date:	09/17/2017
Bugs:	#616700
ID:	201709-13

Synopsis

A vulnerability in SquirrelMail might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

SquirrelMail is a webmail package written in PHP. It supports IMAP and SMTP and can optionally be installed with SQL support.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
mail-client/squirrelmail	< 1.4.23_pre20140426		All supported architectures

Description

It was discovered that the sendmail.cf file is mishandled in a popen call.

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open an e-mail attachment, could execute arbitrary shell commands.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for SquirrelMail and recommends that users unmerge the package:

      # emerge --unmerge "mail-client/squirrelmail"

References

CVE-2017-7692

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201709-13.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.