RHSA-2004:654-01: Updated SquirrelMail package fixes security vulnerability

An updated SquirrelMail package has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Updated SquirrelMail package fixes security vulnerability
Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:654-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-654.html
Issue date: 2004-12-23
Updated on: 2004-12-23
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-2004-1036
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1. Summary:

An updated SquirrelMail package that fixes a cross-site scripting vulnerability is now available.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - noarch
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - noarch

3. Problem description:

SquirrelMail is a webmail package written in PHP.

A cross-site scripting bug has been found in SquirrelMail. This issue could allow an attacker to send a mail with a carefully crafted header, which could result in causing the victim's machine to execute a malicious script. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2004-1036 to this issue.

Additionally, the following issues have been addressed:

- - updated splash screens
- - HIGASHIYAMA Masato's patch to improve Japanese support
- - real 1.4.3a tarball
- - config_local.php and default_pref in /etc/squirrelmail/ to match upstream
RPM.

Please note that it is possible that upgrading to this package may remove your SquirrelMail configuration files due to a bug in the RPM package. Upgrading will prevent this from happening in the future.

Users of SquirrelMail are advised to upgrade to this updated package which contains a patched version of SquirrelMail version 1.43a and is not vulnerable to these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

139739 - CAN-2004-1036 Cross Site Scripting in encoded text
112769 - The login page says Red Hat Linux instead of Fedora/RHEL
125638 - config_local.php is not listed as a config file

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.src.rpm
cde6c22b57c88c4ec80545f83d7f16fd squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.src.rpm

noarch:
f207da5253a4493cd502a13aae2dd77e squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.src.rpm
cde6c22b57c88c4ec80545f83d7f16fd squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.src.rpm

noarch:
f207da5253a4493cd502a13aae2dd77e squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.src.rpm
cde6c22b57c88c4ec80545f83d7f16fd squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.src.rpm

noarch:
f207da5253a4493cd502a13aae2dd77e squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.src.rpm
cde6c22b57c88c4ec80545f83d7f16fd squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.src.rpm

noarch:
f207da5253a4493cd502a13aae2dd77e squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3.noarch.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1036

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2004 Red Hat, Inc.