CVE-2012-1588
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the _filter_url function in the text filtering system ...
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the _filter_url function in the text filtering system (modules/filter/filter.module) in Drupal 7.x before 7.14 allows remote authenticated users with certain roles to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long email address.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the _filter_url function in the text filtering system (modules/filter/filter.module) in Drupal 7.x before 7.14 allows remote authenticated users with certain roles to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long email address.
- Record
CVE-2012-1588- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the _filter_url function in the text filtering system (modules/filter/filter.module) in Drupal 7.x before 7.14 allows remote authenticated users with certain roles to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long email address.
- Record
CVE-2012-1588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1604 No score
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the _filter_url function in the text filtering system (modules/filter/filter.module) in Drupal 7.x before 7.14 allows remote authenticated users with certain roles to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long email address.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1604- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pgxv-w4j7-wh5m No score
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the _filter_url function in the text filtering system ...
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the _filter_url function in the text filtering system (modules/filter/filter.module) in Drupal 7.x before 7.14 allows remote authenticated users with certain roles to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long email address.
- Record
GHSA-pgxv-w4j7-wh5m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1588 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Drupal, published October 1, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
drupalcode.org/project/drupal.git/commit/db79496ae983447506f016a20738c3d7e5d059fa
drupal.org/drupal-7.14
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:074
secunia.com/advisories/49012
securityfocus.com/bid/53368
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1588
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgxv-w4j7-wh5m