CVE-2000-0701 (GCVE-0-2000-0701)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2000-09-21 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 05:28
VLAI
Summary
The wrapper program in mailman 2.0beta3 and 2.0beta4 does not properly cleanse untrusted format strings, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2000-08-01 00:00
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