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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0871 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.647Z

Reserved: 2003-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0881

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-11-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0881

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