7.5

CVE-2004-1143: gnu mailman

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 19-01-2005Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-1143 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in gnu mailman. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-01-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.62% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Gnu1 product
  • mailman1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.0:beta3 | 2.0:beta4 | 2.0:beta5 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7 | 2.0.8 | 2.0.9 | 2.0.10 | 2.0.11 | 2.0.12 | 2.0.13 | 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.3 | 2.1.4 | 2.1b1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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