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5.1	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Mailman up to 2.1 (Mail Client Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in the mail command handler in Mailman before 2.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed e-mail commands.

The bug was discovered . The weakness was disclosed 03/03/2004 by Matt (Website). The advisory is available at mail.python.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0991. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12473 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37934 (FreeBSD : mailman denial-of-service vulnerability in MailCommandHandler (b0e76877-67a8-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.0.14 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15106) and Tenable (37934). The entry 21886 is pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Mail Client Software

Vendor

• GNU

Name

• Mailman

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 2.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
• 2.0.8
• 2.0.9
• 2.0.10
• 2.0.11
• 2.0.12
• 2.0.13
• 2.1

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 37934
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mailman denial-of-service vulnerability in MailCommandHandler (b0e76877-67a8-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a)
Nessus File: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 53135
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 436-1 (mailman)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Mailman 2.0.14

Timelineinfo

02/08/2004 🔍
02/09/2004 +1 days 🔍
02/25/2004 +16 days 🔍
03/03/2004 +7 days 🔍
03/03/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/23/2009 +1877 days 🔍
05/07/2009 +14 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +1987 days 🔍
09/03/2019 +1784 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: mail.python.org
Researcher: Matt
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0991 (🔍)
X-Force: 15106
Vulnerability Center: 21934 - GNU Mailman Prior to 2.0.14 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Malformed E-mail Commands, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9620 - GNU Mailman Malformed Message Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11749 - RHSA-2004-019 update not installed

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 15:08
Updated: 09/03/2019 08:57
Changes: 10/15/2014 15:08 (72), 09/03/2019 08:57 (5)
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