CVE-2000-0861 Command injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published 22 Jan 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

List administrators can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in Mailman macro expansion.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-0861?

CVE-2000-0861 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2001. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mailman 1.1 allows list administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the %(listname) macro expansion.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0861?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Mailman.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0861?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2000-0861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6w76-wp8w-rq73.