GNU Mailman up to 2.1b1 Email Request Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU Mailman up to 2.1b1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Email Request Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-0412. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Mailman up to 2.1b1 (Mail Client Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Email Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mailman before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to obtain user passwords via a crafted email request to the Mailman server.

The bug was discovered 05/26/2004. The weakness was disclosed 08/18/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at mail.python.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0412 since 04/16/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14150 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDKSA-2004:051)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.1.5 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 (16256), Tenable (14150), SecurityFocus (BID 10412†), OSVDB (6422†) and Secunia (SA11701†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Mail Client Software

Vendor

Name

Mailman

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14150
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mailman (MDKSA-2004:051)
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OpenVAS ID: 52999
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: mailman, ja-mailman
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman 2.1.5

Timelineinfo

04/16/2004 🔍
05/25/2004 +39 days 🔍
05/25/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/26/2004 +1 days 🔍
05/26/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/26/2004 +0 days 🔍
05/30/2004 +4 days 🔍
07/31/2004 +62 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +18 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3891 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +1512 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: mail.python.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22122
X-Force: 16256
SecurityFocus: 10412 - GNU Mailman Unspecified Password Retrieval Vulnerability
Secunia: 11701 - Mailman Unspecified Password Retrieval Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6422 - GNU - Mailman - Unspecified Password Retrieval Issue
Vulnerability Center: 4365 - GNU Mailman Mailing List Reveals Passwords of Subscribed Users, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:17
Updated: 06/04/2019 23:31
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:17 (78), 06/04/2019 23:31 (4)
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