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 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.
Published:Apr 20, 2012
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Jan 18, 2013
EPSS Score:0.00769
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Squirrelmail
Product
Squirrelmail
Squirrelmail
Squirrelmail
Exploits
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User Interaction
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Integrity
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Availability
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