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[sec-adv] QmailAdmin Execution of Arbitrary Commands

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Fri Jul 25 2003 - 07:19:36 CDT


TITLE:
QmailAdmin Execution of Arbitrary Commands

READ ONLINE:
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/9360/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
QmailAdmin 1.x

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been identified in QmailAdmin allowing malicious
users to execute arbitrary system commands.

The problem is that users are able to create a "Forward" rule which
can send emails to any command on the system. These commands will be
executed as the "vpopmail" user.

QmailAdmin versions 1.0.13 through 1.0.24 are vulnerable.

SOLUTION:
QmailAdmin development version 1.0.25 is not vulnerable.
QmailAdmin stable version 1.0.6 is not vulnerable.

QmailAdmin is available from:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6691&release_id=173699

Do not use development releases on production systems.

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