HIGH
Format string vulnerability in Mailman before 2.1.9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors
Published Sep 19, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.60%
Description
Format string vulnerability in Mailman before 2.1.9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it is "unexploitable.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.60% 0.02603
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02603
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02603) | 84.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02468) | 82.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 64.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00589) | 78.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00589) | 78.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01115) | 84.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01112) | 82.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.07% (0.01072) | 81.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 83.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 81.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 64.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2006-September/000087.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://people.debian.org/~terpstra/message/20060906.155339.0c0732a4.en.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21732 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22639 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_25_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2006-September/000087.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://people.debian.org/~terpstra/message/20060906.155339.0c0732a4.en.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21732 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22639 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_25_sr.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Sep 19, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 4, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2191
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a