GNU Mailman 2.0.2 Password information disclosure

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.7$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in GNU Mailman 2.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2001-0290. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Mailman 2.0.2 (Mail Client Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in Mailman 2.0.1 and earlier allows list administrators to obtain user passwords.

The weakness was published 05/03/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0290. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10264 (Mailman's Administrator Can Gain Access to User Passwords).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6500) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6676†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

03/06/2001 🔍
05/03/2001 +58 days 🔍
05/03/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/30/2004 +1337 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3473 days 🔍
10/07/2025 +4113 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16655
X-Force: 6500
Vulnerability Center: 6676 - GNU Mailman <= 2.0.1 Allows Obtaining Passwords, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 10:40
Updated: 10/07/2025 14:03
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:40 (40), 05/28/2019 18:01 (16), 10/07/2025 14:03 (20)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you need the next level of professionalism?

Upgrade your account now!