CVE-2003-0881 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Mail in Mac OS X before 10.3, when configured to use MD5 Cha)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0881 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-11-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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