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TI-2006-02846 Aliases CVE-2006-2941GHSA-8mm9-hcg3-394g

Mailman before 2.1.9rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via…

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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

Mailman before 2.1.9rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving "standards-breaking RFC 2231 formatted headers".

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02651 85th 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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1 beta1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.5.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.7VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 beta1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.5.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1b1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1b1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0600 Released 2006-09-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    mailman security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-25.rhel3.7.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5.i386, mailman-3:2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0600

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2941
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mm9-hcg3-394g

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

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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