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TI-2010-01580 Aliases CVE-2010-1637GHSA-79mr-p6x2-hw9g

The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated…

Priority LOW 34CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass firewall restrictions and use SquirrelMail as a proxy to scan internal networks via a modified POP3 port number.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02676 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.20VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.6.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.6.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.20 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.6.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.6.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:0103 Released 2012-02-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    squirrelmail security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el5_7.13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el5_7.13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-18.el4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-18.el4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-18.el4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-18.el4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0103
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0103
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2012:0103
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2012:0103
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2012:0103
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2012:0103

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1637
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79mr-p6x2-hw9g

References

Patch 3

Advisory 7

Other 7

Sources

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