CVE-2005-0198

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14057
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/14097
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013037
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/702777
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CRDY-68QSL5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:026
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-128.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12391
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11306
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/14057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/14097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/702777
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CRDY-68QSL5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-128.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12391
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11306
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
26.7%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

university_of_washington