Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20122124000
Revision Date:2013-01-18Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-2124 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-2124
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND While related to the CVE in some way, the 'squirrelmail' package in precise is not affected (note: 'Red Hat only').
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