Vulnerability Details : 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 2013-01-18 11:48:40
Updated 2023-02-13 04:33:21
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2012-2124

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-2124
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 53
IPs affected by CVE-2012-2124 16,886
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2124

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.76%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 79 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-2124

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-2124

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-2124

Products affected by CVE-2012-2124

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