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CVE-2012-2124

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.45%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-01-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2012-2124
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.45%
Linux

Original NVD 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.