CVE-2007-1558 — LOW (2.6) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

The APOP protocol allows remote attackers to guess the first 3 characters of a password via man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks that use crafted message IDs and MD5 collisions. NOTE: this design-level issue potentially affects all products that use APOP, including (1) Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, (2) Evolution, (3) mutt, (4) fetchmail before 6.3.8, (5) SeaMonkey 1.0.x before 1.0.9 and 1.1.x before 1.1.2, (6) Balsa 2.3.16 and earlier, (7) Mailfilter before 0.8.2, and possibly other products.

CVSS Score

2.6

LOW

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality

PARTIAL

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apop Protocol	Apop Protocol	All versions

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2007-1558?

CVE-2007-1558 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.6 (LOW). The APOP protocol allows remote attackers to guess the first 3 characters of a password via man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks that use crafted message IDs and MD5 collisions. NOTE: this design-level i...

How severe is CVE-2007-1558?

CVE-2007-1558 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 2.6/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2007-1558?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apop Protocol Apop Protocol.