VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-1143
The password generation in mailman before 2.1.5 generates only 5 million unique passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.62%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The password generation in mailman before 2.1.5 generates only 5 million unique passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.62% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/mailman
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286796Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110549296126351&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13603/
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_07_mailman.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18857
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286796Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110549296126351&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13603/
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_07_mailman.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18857
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.