GNU Mailman 1.1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman 1.1 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0861. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman 1.1 (Mail Client Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the %(listname) macro expansion.

The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0861. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10109 (Mailman 1.1 Writable Variable Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5493), SecurityFocus (BID 1667†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4724†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.0

Timelineinfo

09/07/2000 🔍
09/07/2000 +0 days 🔍
11/14/2000 +68 days 🔍
11/14/2000 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2004 +1338 days 🔍
06/30/2014 +3638 days 🔍
10/12/2025 +4122 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15992
X-Force: 5493
SecurityFocus: 1667 - Mailman 1.1 Writable Variable Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4724 - Mailman 1.1 Allows Code Execution via Listname, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2014 16:01
Updated: 10/12/2025 11:24
Changes: 06/30/2014 16:01 (52), 05/23/2019 06:54 (6), 10/12/2025 11:24 (20)
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