# CVE-2012-3981: Auth/Verify/LDAP.pm in Bugzilla 2.x and 3.x before 3.6.11, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.3, and 4.3.x before 4.3.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-09-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Auth/Verify/LDAP.pm in Bugzilla 2.x and 3.x before 3.6.11, 3.7.x and 4.0.x before 4.0.8, 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.3, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3 does not restrict the characters in a username, which might allow remote attackers to inject data into an LDAP directory via a crafted login attempt.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/85072
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785470
- http://www.bugzilla.org/security/3.6.10/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:066
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785112
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78193

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