Vulnerability in Conectiva Linux
CVE-2000-0701
The wrapper program in mailman 2.0beta3 and 2.0beta4 does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Conectiva Linux — versions 4.1, 4.2, 5.0
- GNU Mailman — versions 2.0
- Red Hat Linux
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/73220 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-030.html (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0479.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0474.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1539 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike