Is CVE-2005-0198 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0198 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0198?

CVE-2005-0198 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0198?

CVE-2005-0198 has an EPSS score of 5.09% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0198?

Upgrade uw-imap on debian 11 to 7:2002edebian1-6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0198

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

A logic error in the CRAM-MD5 code for the University of Washington IMAP (UW-IMAP) server, when Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism with MD5 (CRAM-MD5) is enabled, does not properly enforce all the required conditions for successful authentication, which allows remote attackers to authenticate as arbitrary users.

How to fix

Remediation Available

uw-imapDebian

Fixed in:7:2002edebian1-6CVE-2005-0198

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory1

kb.cert.org

Other references6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.