SquirrelMail: Mail Fetch plugin -- port-scans via non-standard POP3 server ports
Published Jun 22, 2010
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.68%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.4.20
Configuration 2
- 11
- 12
- 13
Configuration 3
- < 10.6.8
- < 10.6.8
Configuration 4
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-18.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0103
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0103
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-18.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0103 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0103 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02676) | 85.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02676) | 83.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 36.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 71.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 69.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 64.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
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- http://squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2010-06-21 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/plugins/mail_fetch/functions.php?r1=13951&r2=13950&pathrev=13951 x_refsource_MISCProduct
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40307 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1535 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
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- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1554 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1637 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606459 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1637
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1637
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