CVE-2004-0823

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-09-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

OpenLDAP 1.0 through 2.1.19, as used in Apple Mac OS 10.3.4 and 10.3.5 and possibly other operating systems, may allow certain authentication schemes to use hashed (crypt) passwords in the userPassword attribute as if they were plaintext passwords, which allows remote attackers to re-use hashed passwords without decrypting them.

Affected products

macOS: 10.2.8, 10.3.4, 10.3.5
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.2.8, 10.3.4, 10.3.5
openldap: 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1, 1.1.1 (+58)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/12491/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17233
http://secunia.com/advisories/21520
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-157.htm
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=4363
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-751.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/7148
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11137
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17300
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10703
http://secunia.com/advisories/12491/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17233

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