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TI-2002-00375 Aliases CVE-2002-0389GHSA-pvv2-68cw-w39c

Pipermail in Mailman stores private mail messages with predictable filenames in a…

Priority LOW 12Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Pipermail in Mailman stores private mail messages with predictable filenames in a world-executable directory, which allows local users to read private mailing list archives.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:1417 Released 2015-07-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mailman security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) mailman-3:2.1.12-25.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) mailman-3:2.1.12-25.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1417
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1417

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0389
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvv2-68cw-w39c

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2025-28486 Path traversal in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-28487 OS command injection in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-28488 Incorrect authorization in GNU Mailman CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2015-02450 Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU Mailman before 2.1.20, when not using a static… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2002-00830 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailman before 2.0.12 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00374 Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Mailman before 2.0.11 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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