A logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code for the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP)…
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05091 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | University Of Washington |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_washington:uw-imap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·University Of Washington
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2005:128 Released 2005-02-23 · Red Hat rating Moderateimap security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 imap-1:2002d-11, imap-1:2002d-11.i386, imap-devel-1:2002d-11 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 imap-1:2002d-11, imap-1:2002d-11.i386, imap-1:2002d-11.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 imap-1:2002d-11, imap-1:2002d-11.i386, imap-1:2002d-11.ia64 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 imap-1:2002d-11, imap-1:2002d-11.i386, imap-1:2002d-11.ia64 +6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:128 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:128 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:128 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:128 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jj66-r59x-7j8w
References
More University Of Washington Uw-imap vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00366 Buffer overflow in University of Washington imap server (uw-imapd) imap-2001 (imapd… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-02769 Buffer overflow in the mail_valid_net_parse_work function in mail.c for Washington's IMAP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01701 The default configuration of University of Washington IMAP daemon (wu-imapd), when… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2005-0198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jj66-r59x-7j8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2005-0198 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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