CVE-2003-0881

N/A Unknown
Published: November 03, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple