CVE-2004-1143

The password generation in mailman before 2.1.5 generates only 5 million unique passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1143 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.62%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1143

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.91% 1.62% +0.71%
2 2025-03-17 0.98% 0.91% -0.06%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.98% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1143

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1143

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1143

vendor priority summary link
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1143/
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-1143 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mailman), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-1143

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1143

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu mailman 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu mailman 2.1b1 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:mailman:2.1b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1143

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