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title: "CVE-2008-3663\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-3663

Publication date 24 September 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Squirrelmail 1.4.15 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in
an https session, which can cause the cookie to be sent in http requests
and make it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3663?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| squirrelmail | 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2:1.4.13-2ubuntu1.2 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 2:1.4.10a-2ubuntu0.1 |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2:1.4.6-1ubuntu0.2 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

be sure not to introduce CVE-2009-0030 when fixing this

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3663)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3663)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-3663)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3663)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3663>