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CVE-2005-0198

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.09%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2005-0198
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.09%

Original Filing — NVD 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.