CVE-2005-0198 json
A logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code for the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP) server, when Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism…
published 2005-02-06 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0199
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.1%
- EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- uw-imap Debian 12 7:2002edebian1-6
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0198
- imap RHEL 3 1:2002d-11
- imap-utils RHEL 3 1:2002d-11
red hat advisories RHSA-2005:128
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0198 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 imap 2002d-11, imap-utils 2002d-11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 imap 2002d-11, imap-utils 2002d-11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 imap 2002d-11, imap-utils 2002d-11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 imap 2002d-11, imap-utils 2002d-11fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:128
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
5.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-128.html
vendor-advisory, patch
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-02.xml
vendor-advisory, patch
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/CRDY-68QSL5
patch, us-government-resource
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:026
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11306
vdb-entry, signature
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secunia.com
/advisories/14097
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1013037
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/702777
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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secunia.com
/advisories/14057
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/12391
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0198
- NVD CVE-2005-0198
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