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[ GLSA 200502-11 ] Mailman: Directory traversal vulnerability
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:00:05 +0100
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mailman: Directory traversal vulnerability Date: February 10, 2005 Bugs: #81109 ID: 200502-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Mailman fails to properly sanitize input, leading to information disclosure. Background ========== 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
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