[ GLSA 200406-04 ] Mailman: Member password disclosure vulnerability

[Kurt Lieber <klieber () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200406-04
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Mailman: Member password disclosure vulnerability
      Date: June 09, 2004
      Bugs: #51671
        ID: 200406-04

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Synopsis
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Mailman contains a bug allowing 3rd parties to retrieve member
passwords.

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                          >= 2.1.5

Description
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Mailman contains an unspecified vulnerability in the handling of
request emails.

Impact
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By sending a carefully crafted email request to the mailman server an
attacker could obtain member passwords.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All users of Mailman should upgrade to the latest stable version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5"
    # emerge ">=net-mail/mailman-2.1.5"

References
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  [ 1 ] Mailman 2.1.5 Release Announcement
        http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-announce/2004-May/000072.html
  [ 2 ] CAN-2004-0412
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0412

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-200406-04.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
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, 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/1.0

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