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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-0198

A logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code for the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP) server, when Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism with MD5 (CRAM-MD5) is enabled, does not properly enforce all the required conditions for successful…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.09%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code for the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP) server, when Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism with MD5 (CRAM-MD5) is enabled, does not properly enforce all the required conditions for successful authentication, which allows remote attackers to authenticate as arbitrary users.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
5.09% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
university of washington/uw-imap
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.