CVE-2000-0861

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Published Jan 22, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0848	Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the %(listname) macro expansion.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.675% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0040.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-09/0112.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1667
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5493

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Mailman

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2001, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:37 AM
Reserved: Oct 18, 2000, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 14, 2000, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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