Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0861 (CCN-5493)

Assigned:2000-09-07
Published:2000-09-07
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the %(listname) macro expansion.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
20000907 Mailman 1.1 + external archiver vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Sep 07 2000 - 16:58:24 CDT
Mailman 1.1 + external archiver vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:51
mailman port allows local root compromise

Source: FREEBSD
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD-SA-00:51

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0861

Source: CCN
Type: Mailman Web site
Requirements

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1550
Mailman listname Macro Expansion Arbitrary Command Execution

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
1667

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1667
Mailman 1.1 Writable Variable Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mailman-execute-external-commands(5493)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mailman-execute-external-commands(5493)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:mailman:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    gnu mailman 1.1
    gnu mailman *