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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18857
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110549296126351&w=2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286796
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_07_mailman.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/13603/
Scores
EPSS
0.0091
EPSS Percentile
76.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (22)
gnu/mailman
1.0
gnu/mailman
1.1
gnu/mailman
2.0 (4 CPE variants)
gnu/mailman
2.0.1
gnu/mailman
2.0.2
gnu/mailman
2.0.3
gnu/mailman
2.0.4
gnu/mailman
2.0.5
gnu/mailman
2.0.6
gnu/mailman
2.0.7
... and 12 more
Published
Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026