CVE-2005-0198

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 30.25% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11306	vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CRDY-68QSL5	us government resource patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-128.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-02.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:026	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14097	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013037	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/702777	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/14057	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12391	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0198?: CVE-2005-0198 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0198?: To fix CVE-2005-0198, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0198 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0198 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~30% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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