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GLSA 200502-11: Mailman: Directory traversal vulnerability
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 02/10/2005 05:23 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A Mailman security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-11
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mailman: Directory traversal vulnerability
Date: February 10, 2005
Bugs: #81109
ID: 200502-11
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Synopsis
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Mailman fails to properly sanitize input, leading to information disclosure.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-11
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mailman: Directory traversal vulnerability
Date: February 10, 2005
Bugs: #81109
ID: 200502-11
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Synopsis
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Mailman fails to properly sanitize input, leading to information disclosure.
Background
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Mailman is a Python-based mailing list server with an extensive web interface.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-mail/mailman < 2.1.5-r4 >= 2.1.5-r4
Description
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Mailman contains an error in private.py which fails to properly sanitize input paths.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain arbitrary files on the web server.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Mailman users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5-r4"
References
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[ 1 ] Full Disclosure Announcement
http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031562.html
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-0202
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0202
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-11.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Mailman is a Python-based mailing list server with an extensive web interface.
Affected packages
================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 net-mail/mailman < 2.1.5-r4 >= 2.1.5-r4
Description
==========
Mailman contains an error in private.py which fails to properly sanitize input paths.
Impact
=====
An attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain arbitrary files on the web server.
Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
=========
All Mailman users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5-r4"
References
=========
[ 1 ] Full Disclosure Announcement
http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031562.html
[ 2 ] CAN-2005-0202
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0202
Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-11.xml
Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
======
Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
