5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-2813
SquirrelMail Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2010, 6 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2813 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Squirrelmail squirrelmail
2 Squirrelmail change_passwd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-2813.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045372.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045383.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0103.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40964 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40971 Vendor Advisory
http://squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2010-07-23 Patch 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://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2091
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42399
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2070 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2080 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618096
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61124
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045372.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045383.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0103.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40964 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40971 Vendor Advisory
http://squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2010-07-23 Patch 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://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2091
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42399
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2070 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2080 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618096
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61124

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-2813 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-2813 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045372.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-August/045383.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0103.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40964
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40971
    Added Reference http://squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2010-07-23
    Added Reference 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
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2091
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42399
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2070
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2080
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618096
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61124
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/61124 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61124 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-2813 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2813 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

12.97 }} 1.50%

score

0.95496

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability