VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-2191
Format string vulnerability in Mailman before 2.1.9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.60%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Mailman before 2.1.9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it is "unexploitable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.60% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/mailman
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2006-September/000087.htmlPatch
- http://people.debian.org/~terpstra/message/20060906.155339.0c0732a4.en.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21732
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22639
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_25_sr.html
- http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2006-September/000087.htmlPatch
- http://people.debian.org/~terpstra/message/20060906.155339.0c0732a4.en.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21732
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22639
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_25_sr.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.