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TI-2003-00897 Aliases CVE-2003-0991GHSA-5vf7-m49c-hv97

Unknown vulnerability in the mail command handler in Mailman before 2.0.14 allows remote…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Unknown vulnerability in the mail command handler in Mailman before 2.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed e-mail commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01943 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 beta3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 beta4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 beta5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.11VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.12VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.13VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableSgi
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.12 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.13 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:019 Released 2004-02-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    mailman security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2004:019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:019
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:019

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0991
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vf7-m49c-hv97

References

Patch 3

Advisory 2

Sources

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