CVE-2012-1916 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in AtMail Open-Source WebMail Client versions prior to 1.05. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute malicious code by sending an email with an executable attachment, which the client then saves as an executable file in the /tmp/ directory. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atmail:atmail_open:*:*:open-source:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.