CVE-2010-2813

Description

functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.21 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 preferences files.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.34% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory squirrelmail.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045383.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61124 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045372.html vendor advisory
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/imap_general.php?view=patch&r1=13972&r2=13971&pathrev=13972
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2091 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40964 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2080 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42399 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0103.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40971 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2010-07-23 patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2070 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618096

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2813?
CVE-2010-2813 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2813?
To fix CVE-2010-2813, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2813 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2813 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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