CVE-2005-0198

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0198
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application University Of Washington Uw-imap All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
University of Washington Information for VU#702777 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#702777 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Secunia - Advisories - UW-imapd CRAM-MD5 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
University Of Washington IMAP Server CRAM-MD5 Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for uw-imap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- UW IMAP: CRAM-MD5 authentication bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - UW IMAP CRAM-MD5 Authentication Flaw Lets Remote Users Access Arbitrary IMAP Accounts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
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