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CVE-2003-0881

Mail in Mac OS X before 10.3, when configured to use MD5 Challenge Response, uses plaintext authentication if the CRAM-MD5 hashed login fai…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 72%
Public exploits
0
none known

Mail in Mac OS X before 10.3, when configured to use MD5 Challenge Response, uses plaintext authentication if the CRAM-MD5 hashed login fails, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by sniffing the password.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • lists.apple.com /mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=61798 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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