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CVE-2010-2813

functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.21 does not properly handle 8-bit...

5.0 Medium

CVE-2010-2813 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Squirrelmail, published August 12, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.05%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
4.05%EPSS, 90th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.05%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
squirrelmail
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2:1.4.15-4+lenny3.1, plus listed versions
2:1.4.15-42:1.4.15-4+lenny12:1.4.15-4+lenny2
2:1.4.15-4+lenny3.1
squirrelmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.4.8-18.el4
0:1.4.8-18.el4
squirrelmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.4.8-18.el4
0:1.4.8-18.el4
squirrelmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.4.8-18.el4
0:1.4.8-18.el4
squirrelmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.4.8-18.el4
0:1.4.8-18.el4
squirrelmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13
0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13
squirrelmail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13
0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2010-2813
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-2813
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2817No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2010-2817
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jqc-6m5c-wg7vNo score

functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.21 does not properly handle 8-bit...

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.

Record
GHSA-4jqc-6m5c-wg7v
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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