VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-0881

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-11-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

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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