CVE-2012-2124
functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not properly handle 8-bit characters in passwords, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by making many IMAP…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not properly handle 8-bit characters in passwords, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by making many IMAP login attempts with different usernames, leading to the creation of many preference files. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-2813.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.45% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- squirrelmail/squirrelmail · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0126.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51730Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/22
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814671
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0126.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51730Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/22
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814671
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.