CVE-2000-0701

high

Description

The wrapper program in mailman 2.0beta3 and 2.0beta4 does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows local users to gain privileges.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000802105050.A11733%40rak.isternet.sk

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1539

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/73220

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-030.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0479.html

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0474.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-10-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00069