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Gentoo: GLSA 200502-02 Normal: IMAP CRAM-MD5 Authentication Bypass

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Calendar Grey February 2, 2005
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Understanding the implications of Gentoo's GLSA 200502-02 advisory on UW IMAP's CRAM-MD5 flaw is vital. Update systems promptly to ensure data security
UW IMAP contains a vulnerability in the code handling CRAM-MD5 authentication allowing authentication bypass.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-02 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: UW IMAP: CRAM-MD5 authentication bypass Date: February 02, 2005 Bugs: #79874 ID: 200502-02

Synopsis ======= UW IMAP contains a vulnerability in the code handling CRAM-MD5 authentication allowing authentication bypass.
Background ========= UW IMAP is the University of Washington IMAP toolkit which includes POP3 and IMAP daemons.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-mail/uw-imap <= 2004a >= 2004b
========== A logic bug in the code handling CRAM-MD5 authentication incorrectly specifies the condition for successful authentication.
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