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[DSA1154] DSA-1154-1 squirrelmail

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1154-1 squirrelmail

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

James Bercegay of GulfTech Security Research discovered a vulnerability
in SquirrelMail where an authenticated user could overwrite random
variables in the compose script. This might be exploited to read or
write the preferences or attachment files of other users.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.4-9.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.8-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your squirrelmail package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1154
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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