6.5

CVE-2021-43332: debian debian_linux Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-43332
Published 12-11-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-43332 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3
DLA-3049-1SUSE-SU-2022:1886-1USN-5151-1USN-5151-2

Timeline

  1. 12-11-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In GNU Mailman before 2.1.36, the CSRF token for the Cgi/admindb.py admindb page contains an encrypted version of the list admin password. This could potentially be cracked by a moderator via an offline brute-force attack.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.15% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.15%

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

Affected systems

Debian1 product
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • mailman< 1:2.1.20-1ubuntu0.6+esm2 | < 1:2.1.26-1ubuntu0.5 | < 1:2.1.29-1ubuntu3.1+esm1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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